The term "borderline," used to describe Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), has entered the mainstream these days with television movie-of-the-weeks sensationalizing "borderlines" and making them ...

Many psychiatric terms have become part of the popular lexicon. Terms such as “bipolar” and “OCD” are thrown around to describe a moody family member or an organized friend. Other examples: “manic,” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) often goes unnoticed. Its subtle symptoms can weave into the fabric of everyday life, ...

Borderline Personality Disorder patients now have access to several effective therapies including dialectical behavioral therapy, mentalization based therapy and psychiatric management with goals of ...

A new neuroimaging study suggests that adolescents with borderline personality disorder exhibit distinct patterns of brain ...

Dissociation is a common symptom in borderline personality disorder and is associated with an increased risk of suicidality and self-harm. Dialectical behavior therapist Anne Krause-Utz has written a ...

While Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) can take a toll on relationships, many couples sustain healthy partnerships. Here’s how. Borderline personality disorder is a mental health condition ...

In the popular 1999 movie "Girl, Interrupted," Winona Ryder portrays a young woman who tries to commit suicide, then spends nearly a year in a psychiatric hospital with a diagnosis of borderline ...

An experimental study conducted in Italy found that individuals with pronounced borderline personality traits tended to show greater asynchrony with a virtual partner in a finger-tapping task. They ...

May is Borderline Personality Awareness Month. Stigma is so difficult for individuals with mental illness, and particularly for individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Stigma can be ...