These two disorders share many features, making proper diagnosis a challenge. Treatment providers must be aware that some ...

In addition to often being referred to by the same acronym (BPD), bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder share other superficial similarities that make it easy to confuse the two.

Jessica Matthews was 21 when she was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). She said the diagnosis led to her ...

Treatment should focus on the underlying causes of borderline personality disorder – trauma – rather stigmatise the person.

Individuals can experience traits of multiple personality disorders simultaneously. For example, someone may have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD ...

Last week, Australian Open player Destanee Aiava revealed she had struggled with borderline personality disorder. The tennis player said a formal diagnosis, after suicidal behaviour and severe ...

At follow-up, the majority of these patients still met the criteria for one of the "milder" personality disorders (histrionic, avoidant, or obsessive-compulsive). Stone has compiled a list of ...

Many children and adolescents diagnosed with bipolar disorder later in life are discovered to have had disturbed interpersonal relationships consistent with borderline personality. The theory that ...

Jessica Matthews says she was mistreated due to having borderline personality disorder. For some, the diagnosis of a personality disorder can be a route to treatment and understanding. But others ...