title: Reasons for change in borderline personality disorder (and other axis II disorders).
abstract: Borderline personality disorder is a slow-moving disorder. Most patients who have borderline personality disorder improve over time; however, the reasons for this change are unclear. Therapy as usual and the reparations that adult life offers can facilitate these changes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for the Study of Adult Development, McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA 02478, USA. zanarini@mclean.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Mary C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Zanarini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D012951:Socialization; D013694:Temperament
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs