INFORMATION ON BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a psychiatric condition in which people who suffer with this disorder have extreme and long running instability in their emotional life, in their behavior and their self-image.Because of this condition one can easily categorized borderline personality disorder as a severe, chronic, disabling, and potentially lethal psychiatric condition.
CAUSES OF BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
Although the exact causes of Borderline Personality Disorder are unknown. But some of scientists believe that both environmental and genetic factors are responsible for the development of BPD.SYMPTOMS OF BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
The various symptoms that are shown by BPD are:--
1. Spending too much money.
2. Improper eating.
3. Risky sex.
4. Bipolar disorder.
5. Depression.
6. Attention deficit disorder.
7. Anxiety disorders.
8. Substance abuse.
DIAGNOSIS OF BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
Borderline personality disorder can be diagnosed by closely studying subject’s personal relationships, image, and habits.TREATMENT OF BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
There are various effective treatment options available to help subjects with Borderline Personality.Some of these options include:-
Medicinal therapy– Medications may be effective in reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety, irritability and ill thoughts.
Medications may also help improve emotional balance, thereby reducing stress in personal and professional life.
Individual Psychotherapy–psychotherapy is employed to achieve lasting personality change.
Psychodynamic Therapy helps make connections between early traumatic experiences and ways that learned behavior patterns are repeated in current relationships.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and in particular a version of it known as Dialectical Behavior Therapy, has proven helpful in altering negative patterns of thinking, and in learning new behaviors and coping strategies.
