Borderline personality disorder: Definition, differential diagnosis, clinical contexts, and therapeutic approaches
Giulio Perrotta
- Vol. 4, Iss: 1, pp 043-056
TLDR
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.read more
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