Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a type of mental illness that hinders a person’s ability to manage their emotions. People with this condition may experience overreactions to certain triggers, ...

A classic communication theory, the double bind, may offer a unifying explanation for the paradoxes at the core of borderline ...

A primary characteristic of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is the struggle to maintain consistent connections to others and to oneself. Indeed, two of the defining characteristics of BPD as ...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition that affects a person’s ability to manage their emotions. BPD can also increase a person’s risk of developing substance use disorder ...

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Viewing BPD as a form of neurodivergence may help you embrace your natural strengths and find new ways to approach your diagnosis. Sociologist Judy Singer coined the term “neurodivergent” in the 1990s ...

Experts have long debated whether it’s appropriate to make a BPD diagnosis in teens. But research suggests early detection and treatment of BPD in teens is both possible and important for a positive ...

The role of environment and pre-existing risk factors in BPD has identified new therapies. Growing awareness of this mental illness characterized by heightened emotional response and volatile ...

Mental health disorders come in many forms and affect thoughts, emotions and behaviors in complex ways. Conditions like anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder are among the most frequently diagnosed ...

“The new Taylor Swift album, The Tortured Poets Department, really hit me hard,” I told my therapist exactly one year ago. I was speaking about the end of a seemingly life-altering situationship. “She ...