Borderline personality disorder grows as healthcare concern

Monday, September 7, 2009 - 02:07 in Psychology & Sociology

Sufferers display mood instability, fear of abandonment, impulsive behavior, anger and suicidal or self-injurious acts. People with the disorder also may misperceive the actions of others. They have the thinnest skin, the shortest fuses and take the hardest knocks. In psychiatrists' offices, they have long been viewed as among the most challenging patients to treat.

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