Borderline Personality Disorder
Differential Diagnosis
- major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, in which there are less
affective lability and less impulsivity and often more stable relationships;
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histrionic personality disorder, in which there is less
self-destructiveness and fewer angry disruptions in relationships;
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schizotypal personality disorder, in which psychotic
symptoms are less transient and interpersonally driven and in which there is
less desire for interpersonal intimacy;
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narcissistic and paranoid personality disorders, in which
there is relative stability of self-image and less self-destructiveness and
impulsivity and fewer concerns over abandonment;
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antisocial personality disorder, in which the patient is
manipulative to gain profit, power, or material gratification;
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dependent personality disorder, in which there are more
stable and less intense relationships, and in which the response to the fear
of abandonment is characterized by appeasement, submissiveness and the
seeking of replacement relationships;
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personality change due to a general medical
condition."
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