Borderline Personality
Borderline Personality
It is estimated that 2 percent of the general population suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder, often co-occurring with Mood Disorders.
Often confused with other personality disorders, due to the many common features, Borderline Personality Disorder is distinguished from the others by the self-destructiveness, chronic feelings of loneliness, instability of self-image and intense, unstable relationships resulting from real or imagined threats of abandonment.
Borderline Personality Disorder is a serious mental health issue with a high risk of suicide among those with the disorder, particularly when combined with Mood Disorders.
This section offers information on identifying those at risk, as well as helpful methods for self-management and working with friends and family affected by the disorder.
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