title: [Impulse control disorders in borderline and antisocial personality disorder].
abstract: A borderline personality disorder is associated with highly impulsive acts that cannot be controlled by cognitive inhibition. In a psychopathic/antisocial personality disorder emotional inhibition of hostile acts is lacking. The patient has a high proclivity for risk-seeking, and is incapable of responding appropriately to punishment. In both disorders, the result is (auto)aggressive behavior. The family doctor must refer such patients to a specialist, when there is an acute danger of self-harm or when a grave functional limitation in the areas of work or interpersonal relationship has persisted over a long period of time.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitäit Rostock. sabine.herpertz@med.uni-rostock.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herpertz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D007174:Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011379:Prognosis; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications