Why Psychiatrists are Reluctant to Diagnose: Borderline Personality Disorder.
Clinicians can be reluctant to make a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD). One reason is that BPD is a complex syndrome with symptoms that overlap many Axis I disorders. This paper will examine interfaces between BPD and depression, between BPD and bipolar disorder, and between BPD and psychoses. It will suggest that making a BPD diagnosis does more justice to patients than avoiding it.
Paris
Joel
J
Dr. Paris is a Professor of Psychiatry, McGill University, Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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