Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder is characterized by a lack of ones own identity, with rapid changes in mood, intense unstable interpersonal relationships, marked impulsively, instability in affect, and instability in self image.

Diagnostic Criteria (DSM-IV™)

1. Rapid changes in mood, intense unstable interpersonal relationships, marked impulsively, instability in affect, and instability in self image.

2. As indicated by at least five of the following:

-Going to about any lengths to avoid real or imagined abandonment.

-Intense unstable interpersonal relationships characterized by changing between idealization and devaluation the relationship.

-Lack of ones own identity. A Marked instability of self image or the sense of self.

-Impulsively in two or more areas that are self damaging. These may included abuse, sex, spending, eating, driving reckless, or etc.

-Recurrent gestures, self mutilation, suicidal behavior, or threats.

-Instability in affect.

-Marked feelings of emptiness.

-Frequent displays of anger due to a difficulty in control.

-Dissociative or paranoid.