Borderline Personality Disorder

by Roy Krawitz and Wendy Jackson

Book Overview

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a psychiatric condition that affects nearly 2% of the general population, predominantly women. Symptoms of BPD include impulsivity, mood swings, unstable intense relationships and feelings of chronic emptiness. Research on BPD has lagged behind that on other mental health conditions, such as depression and psychosis, primarily due to the lack of evidence of effective treatment but also due to the stigma historically...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199202966
• ISBN13: 9780199202966
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.6"