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- Title
Recent advances in the treatment of borderline personality disorder.
- Authors
Paris, Joel
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>To examine recent research on the treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD).<bold>Method: </bold>A narrative review of all recent controlled trials of therapy for patients with BPD.<bold>Results: </bold>Various psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological methods can be used to reduce impulsivity and dysphoric mood in this disorder.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>There is strong support for well-structured forms of psychotherapy, but evidence for pharmacotherapy in BPD is mixed. Treatment can usually be carried out in an outpatient setting.
- Subjects
PERSONALITY disorders; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; DRUG therapy; NEUROSES; TREATMENT of borderline personality disorder; PSYCHIATRIC drugs; BORDERLINE personality disorder; COMBINED modality therapy; HEALTH outcome assessment; PSYCHOTHERAPY; EVIDENCE-based medicine; PSYCHOLOGICAL factors; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2005, Vol 50, Issue 8, p435
- ISSN
0706-7437
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/070674370505000802