This article concerns the community and clinical epidemiology of borderline personality
disorder (BPD)—its prevalence and characteristics in different community and treatment …

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a common and severe mental disorder that is
associated with severe functional impairment and a high suicide rate. BPD is usually …

Abstract Purpose of Review To provide an update of a life span perspective on borderline
personality disorder (BPD). We address the life span course of BPD, and discuss possible …

Background The past decade has seen an unprecedented increase in research activity on
personality disorders (PDs) in adolescents. The increase in research activity, in addition to …

Using the same Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth version (DSM-V)
criteria as in adults, borderline personality disorder (BPD) in adolescents is defined as a 1 …

Objective Prevalence data on self‐mutilation and suicide attempts for adolescent borderline
personality disorder (BPD) are currently not available. The purpose of this paper was to …

Highlights•Personality pathology onsets in adolescence.•Personality pathology is
moderately stable in adolescence.•Personality pathology is preceded by internalizing and …

This paper reviews maladaptive trait development (DSM-5 Section III Criterion B), the
development of DSM-5 Section II borderline personality disorder, and research on the …

BackgroundAffective instability (AI) is poorly defined but considered clinically important. The
aim of this study was to examine definitions and measures of AI employed in clinical …

Over the last 15 years, controversies over many of these concerns have been laid to rest
because of accumulating empirical evidence challenging these beliefs. This evidence has …