An Overview on Borderline Personality Disorder
Faisal Awad S. Albalawi *
Eradah Mental Health Complex, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed Saad A. Albalawi
University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Ali Abdulrahman A. Alshehri
University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz Saed A Albalawi
University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz Muteb F. AlfaqiR
University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Sultan Makki M Alsharef
University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Omar Mansour M. Halawani
University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Njoud Khaled Alkhaldi
Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia.
Amer Khalaf M. Alharbi
Taibah University, Saudi Arabia.
Anwar Jafar Alnass
Jazan University, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad Ibrahim Alhashem
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
Raghad Fahad Al-Faraj
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
Ghadah Fahad Al-Faraj
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
Maria Mahdi Alqadeeb
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
Meaad Saad Alosaimi
Taif University, Saudi Arabia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a psychiatric disease marked by unstable interpersonal relationships, fear of abandonment, difficulty regulating emotions, feelings of emptiness, persistent dysphoria or sadness, impulsivity, and increased risk-taking behaviors. The prevalence of borderline personality disorder has been reported at 11 percent in the psychiatric outpatient community and as high as 20% in the psychiatric inpatient population. Patients with BPD have a high rate of morbidity, which makes medical treatment more difficult. Although the role of genetics in BPD is unclear, inheritance of BPD appears to be considerable. Life events are also found to play a role in the development of BPD. The most important risk factor for the development of BP is childhood trauma. Symptoms that have been present since adolescence or early adulthood and manifest in a variety of settings are used to make the diagnosis. There are no lab or imaging tests available to aid in the diagnosis. Patients with borderline personality disorder benefit from three evidence-based treatments. Mentalizing-based therapy (MBT). Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP). In this review we will be discussing epidemiology, etiology, clinical features diagnosis and treatment of BPD.
Keywords: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), psychiatric disease, neuropsychology, dysphoria.