title: Borderline personality disorder in adolescence: the case for medium stay inpatient treatment.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The diagnosis of personality disorders in adolescents has been a topic of debate in recent years.
  
  
  METHODS
  This manuscript reviews the case of an adolescent girl admitted for a medium length combined inpatient and partial hospitalization program. This program has developed protocols to assess for Axis I and II pathology as well as various psychological processes. Comprehensive outcome measures were administered to the patient at discharge and follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diagnosis of a personality disorder in adolescence appears to be associated with psychological processes usually identified in adults. Against the background of an emerging debate about the need to reform a culture of ultra-short inpatient care, this case study provides some support for more thorough assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of adolescents who appear to have comorbid Axis I and II disorders.
authors.affiliation: Menninger Clinic and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA. laurelw@bcm.edu
authors.forename: Laurel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sharp
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry / Q000379:methods; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010553:Personality Development; D011379:Prognosis; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs