Borderline personality disorder: course and outcomes across the lifespan
Abstract
This article presents an overview of the current literature on the course and outcomes of BPD. It begins with an overview of our changing understanding of BPD in terms of age of onset and prognosis over time. Recent research on clinical, functional and social recovery from BPD in youth and adult populations is then summarised. This is followed by an overview of contemporary prospective studies of adolescent BPD in community populations which seek to unravel complex pathways and the co-development of BPD symptoms and psychosocial problems. Studies of older populations are then described to shed light on how BPD manifests in middle to old age. The review concludes by bringing together these research strands to develop a picture of BPD across the lifespan and highlight areas for future research.
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Date
2021-02
Type
Article
Subject
Mental health
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Citation
Winsper C. Borderline personality disorder: course and outcomes across the lifespan. Curr Opin Psychol. 2021 Feb;37:94-97. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.09.010. Epub 2020 Sep 22. PMID: 33091693.
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Current Opinion in Psychiatry
DOI
10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.09.010
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33091693/