title: Borderline personality disorder in adolescents: the He-who-must-not-be-named of psychiatry.
abstract: This article reviews the possibility and pertinence of diagnosing borderline personality disorder in adolescents. The etiology and clinical manifestations of this disorder in adolescents are discussed, and its management is addressed in terms of psychotherapy, pharmacology, hospitalization issues, and family involvement considerations.
authors.affiliation: Child psychiatrist, Hôpital Ste-Justine, Montreal, Canada; Associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: Marie-Pier
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Larrivée
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans
keywords: adolescent personality disorder; borderline personality