BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER

Course overview

THE DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS, 5TH EDITION (DSM-5) LISTS TEN PERSONALITY DISORDERS THAT ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE CLUSTERS, CLUSTERS A, B, AND C. BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER (BPD) IS A CLUSTER B DISORDER THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY HYPERSENSITIVITY TO REJECTION AND RESULTING INSTABILITY OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, SELF-IMAGE, AFFECT AND BEHAVIOR. BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER CAUSES SIGNIFICANT IMPAIRMENT AND DISTRESS AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE MEDICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC CO-MORBIDITIES. SURVEYS HAVE ESTIMATED THE PREVALENCE OF BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER TO BE 1.6% IN THE GENERAL POPULATION AND 20% IN THE INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC POPULATION. THIS ACTIVITY EXAMINES THE PRESENTATION AND EVALUATION OF BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.