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    Assessing Borderline Personality Disorder Amanda Kissling Millersville University   Introduction Treating individuals with Borderline Personality Disorders presents unique challenges for Clinicians and other service workers. Borderline personality disorder is described in the DSM-V as a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, (as well as) marked impulsivity (2013). Symptoms typically begin to present themselves in late adolescents and early adulthood

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    Psychiatric research on Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has increased in popularity over the past few decades. It was included into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (Third Edition) in 1980. Over the years, professionals have found dramatically effective treatments for a disorder that was once considered disabling. Even though Borderline Personality Disorder can be hard to treat, it’s usually comorbid with other disorders like depression and anxiety. Throughout this

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    Many individuals suffer on a daily basis with one mental disorder let alone multiple. Few have the resources needed to cope and can turn to other methods of improvement without thinking about the potential outcomes of addictions and worsen their condition. Mental disorders are often than not linked to substance abuse because of the stigma placed over humanity. Society places such a constricting grasp on what is considered normal that people are hiding their symptoms and attempting to mask them to

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    Borderline Personality Disorder presents itself as an inability to control mood shifts, coupled with hostility and a chaotic relationships. Those suffering from Borderline Personality disorder seem to bounce from one crisis to the next, moving through exaggerated emotions. While the symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder can be seen in early adolescents, most grow out of those behaviors, those who go into adulthood with the unstable mood shifts, confused mental state are the ones who are

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    Borderline Personality Disorder with co-occurring substance use disorder Molly M. Heller University of Minnesota Abstract Borderline personality disorder is a personality disorder that has just recently become recognized. Borderline disorder is characterized by impulsive actions, instability in daily life and relationships, and negative self-image. Other signs and symptoms of the disorder include self-harm, emotion dysregulation, and suicidal ideation. The literature was reviewed

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    Throughout her career, Monroe's films grossed more than $200 million ("Marilyn Monroe Biography," 2013). Marilyn Monroe swiftly became more known to the public for her behavior and outlandish actions; she was eventually diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. Background History Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. Monroe was originally given

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    healing hair-pulling and the ingestion of substances or objects.The desire to self-harm is listed in the DSM-IV-TR as a symptom of borderline personality disorder. However, patients with other diagnoses may also self-harm, including those with depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, and severe personality disorders.Self-harm is also apparent in high-functioning individuals who have no underlying clinical diagnosis. The motivations

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    This paper will examine the results of four studies: One is a prospective follow-up study, one is a prospective naturalistic study, one is a case control study and the last one is a randomized clinical trial. They are on borderline personality disorder and substance abuse articles by Walter et al. (2009), Zanarini et al. (2010), Gratz & Tull, (2010), and by Linehan, Schmidt III, Dimeff, Craft, Kanter & Comtois, (1999) respectively. The hypotheses, methods and results will be summarized. The future

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    Borderline personality disorder (BPD) has only been viewed as a condition of its own in the last 20 years but there has been documentation of people with the characteristics of this disorder as far back as 3000 years ago. The American Psychological Association added BPD as a mental health disorder in the past 20 years, yet, it's often misunderstood by the public and often misdiagnosed for other mental conditions or overlooked entirely by the professionals. This condition consists of dysfunction behaviors

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    4) Gunderson, J. G. (2011). Borderline personality disorder. The New England Journal of Medicine, 364(21), 2037-2042. Retrieved from https://ez.salem.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/869106178?accountid=13657 (a) A clear scholarly definition was not included but diagnosis include interpersonal hypersensitivity, Affective dysregulation, impulsivity, stress related paranoia, sever dissociative symptoms and many more factors. (b) Current findings about the origin include that

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