title: [The normal and pathological personalities and the borderline personality disorder. A nosographic-historical approach].
abstract: "Person" and "personality", two terms related with normality and mental pathology have had different meanings in the Western culture. In this work the definitions and criteria which have been used to define the normal or pathological personalities and, in particular, borderline personality are studied.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Buenos Aires. nconti@speedy.com.ar
authors.forename: Norberto Aldo
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Stagnaro
mesh_terms: D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011584:Psychology / Q000266:history*