title: Medications in the treatment of borderline personality disorder 2006.
abstract: This review covers all significant randomized controlled trials and open trials of medications for the treatment of borderline personality disorder. New developments in the effectiveness of mood stabilizers and antipsychotics are discussed. Differences were found in the effectiveness of medications based on the presence or absence of depression and significant anger symptoms. Medications continue to be recommended as adjuncts to psychotherapy. Most of the trials discussed require replication, and more trials that investigate the effectiveness of medications in combination with psychotherapy are recommended.
authors.affiliation: The Ottawa Hospital-Civic Campus, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9, Canada. dmercer@ottawahospital.on.ca
authors.forename: Deanna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mercer
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D006801:Humans; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors