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bpd

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Definition of bpd

barrels per day

BPD

abbreviation

Definition of BPD

borderline personality disorder
  • There is evidence that neurohormones, such as oxytocin and opioids, mediate the exaggerated fears of rejection and abandonment that are characteristic of BPD.
  • —John G. Gunderson

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BPD

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medical Definition of BPD

borderline personality disorder

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