The Limits between Bipolar Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder: A Review of the Evidence
UT Health Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX 77021, USA
Diseases 2019, 7(3), 49; https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases7030049
Received: 10 May 2019 / Revised: 1 July 2019 / Accepted: 3 July 2019 / Published: 5 July 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Neuro-psychiatric Disorders - Feature Paper)
Abstract
Bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder are among the most frequently diagnosed psychiatric conditions. However, the nosological aspects and diagnostic boundaries of both conditions have historically been the object of considerable controversy. The present paper critically analyzes this debate, in light of available evidence. Clinical and neurobiological differences between bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder are discussed, as well as the factors possibly involved in the overlap between both conditions and the potential implications of this. View Full-Text
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