The treatment of borderline personality disorder: implications of research on diagnosis, etiology, and outcome.
The treatment of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) is challenging. Making a diagnosis is necessary to plan therapy. But since we do not know the etiology of BPD, treatment cannot be based on a well-established theory. Outcome research shows that most patients recover with time. A series of clinical trials show that a variety of psychotherapies are effective in BPD and that the effects of medication are unimpressive.
Paris
Joel
J
McGill University, Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Québec, Canada. joel.paris@mcgill.ca
D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome