| Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is | | | | help the patient gain control over urges |
| a serious mental illness characterized | | | | to inflict self-harm or even commit |
| by the inability to regulate emotions. | | | | suicide. These patients have great |
| According to various online sources, | | | | unstable emotional mood swings in |
| this disorder affects women primarily | | | | response to stress or significant life |
| with an onset during adolescence. | | | | events and should always be monitored |
| Patients with BPD demonstrate constant | | | | closely during an episode. Often short |
| emotional instability and distress that | | | | periods of psychosis accompany the mood |
| leaves them in a constant state of | | | | swings, and the patient loses touch with |
| despair. The goal of Borderline | | | | reality at this point. Narcissism is |
| Personality Disorder treatment is to | | | | also a cardinal feature of Borderline |
| help patients eventually gain stability | | | | Personality Disorder, and maintaining |
| over their illness and lead productive | | | | interpersonal relationships is difficult |
| lives. Men and women who receive | | | | and self-esteem suffers greatly. BPD |
| treatment for Borderline Personality | | | | patients are very controlling and are |
| Disorder usually require extensive | | | | constantly insecure and questioning of |
| mental health services throughout their | | | | people they meet. They are quick to |
| lives, including regular psychotherapy | | | | start relationships but soon become |
| sessions and periodic re-evaluation by a | | | | disappointed and make great demands, |
| psychiatrist and adjustment of | | | | when threatened with abandonment the |
| psychotropic medications when necessary. | | | | symptoms accelerate, which can lead to |
| The most significant goal of Borderline | | | | self-injury or suicide attempt. |
| Personality Disorder treatment is to | | | | |