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Borderline personality disorder: Definition, differential diagnosis, clinical contexts, and therapeutic approaches

Giulio Perrotta
- Vol. 4, Iss: 1, pp 043-056
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In this paper, a new classification model of borderline personality disorder, based on five levels, is proposed, and the best suggested therapeutic approaches are discussed, together with the most effective treatment approaches.
Abstract
Starting from the general concept of “borderline”, the present work focuses on the essential aspects of personality disorder that define the clinical and diagnostic contexts, laying the foundations for a correct differential diagnosis, without neglecting the neural characteristics developed by the scientific community. A new classification model of borderline personality disorder, based on five levels, is proposed. The discussion ends with the best suggested therapeutic approaches.

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