borderline personality disorder
noun
: a personality disorder that is marked by unstable, intense emotions and mood with symptoms including instability in interpersonal relationships and self-image, fear of abandonment, and impulsive or unpredictable behavior and that has an onset during adolescence or early adulthood
Like others with borderline personality disorder, she had intense and unstable relationships with people that veered from adoration to intense hatred and jealousy the moment she felt the merest slight.—
Richard A. Friedman
Richard A. FriedmanBorderline personality disorder afflicts an estimated 1.3 percent of U.S. adults.—Bruce Bower
—abbreviation BPD
Bruce BowerExamples of borderline personality disorder in a Sentence
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Sparhawk, who was diagnosed with severe A.D.H.D. and borderline personality disorder in his late thirties, now believes that his father had similar problems.
—Justin Taylor, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
Tallulah also spoke about having depression and being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and borderline personality disorder.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
The startup initially launched as a content platform, publishing articles ranging from gift guides to information about ADHD, complex PTSD, and borderline personality disorder.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
Davidson, who has been candid about his mental health struggles, reportedly entered a treatment center to address ongoing issues related to post-traumatic stress disorder and his previous diagnosis of borderline personality disorder.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 24 July 2023
The doctors were given one of two case studies: the first, about a patient with borderline personality disorder; the other, about a patient with major depressive disorder.
—Katie Engelhart, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024
For example, research has found that, under the right genetic and environmental conditions, chronic childhood invalidation is a risk factor for developing borderline personality disorder (BPD).3
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—Maressa Brown, Parents, 17 Dec. 2023
As a psychiatrist, a psychoanalyst and for many years a professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Stone also conducted a long-term study of patients with borderline personality disorders, including those who had contemplated suicide.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023
One record includes the case of a Dutch woman in her 30s with autism and borderline personality disorder.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 28 June 2023
Justin Taylor, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
Tallulah also spoke about having depression and being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and borderline personality disorder.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
The startup initially launched as a content platform, publishing articles ranging from gift guides to information about ADHD, complex PTSD, and borderline personality disorder.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
Davidson, who has been candid about his mental health struggles, reportedly entered a treatment center to address ongoing issues related to post-traumatic stress disorder and his previous diagnosis of borderline personality disorder.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 24 July 2023
The doctors were given one of two case studies: the first, about a patient with borderline personality disorder; the other, about a patient with major depressive disorder.
—Katie Engelhart, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024
For example, research has found that, under the right genetic and environmental conditions, chronic childhood invalidation is a risk factor for developing borderline personality disorder (BPD).3
10 Ways to Be a Better Parent
4.
—Maressa Brown, Parents, 17 Dec. 2023
As a psychiatrist, a psychoanalyst and for many years a professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Stone also conducted a long-term study of patients with borderline personality disorders, including those who had contemplated suicide.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023
One record includes the case of a Dutch woman in her 30s with autism and borderline personality disorder.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 28 June 2023
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borderline personality disorder
noun
: a personality disorder that is marked by unstable, intense emotions and mood with symptoms including instability in interpersonal relationships and self-image, fear of abandonment, and impulsive or unpredictable behavior and that has an onset during adolescence or early adulthood
Borderline personality disorder afflicts an estimated 1.3 percent of U.S. adults.—Bruce Bower
—abbreviation BPD
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