Borderline Personality Disorder is a serious and complex mental condition whose unstable and poignant symptoms can invade the sudden way of individual, chaotic, overwhelming and unbridled. The personality disorder diagnostic criteria for Borderline DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Ed. 2013) comprise a pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image and affects, and marked impulsivity that appears early in life adult and is present in various contexts.
The term Borderline Personality Disorder was first used in 1884 and has since undergone several concepts over the years. Originally designated a group of patients who lived in the edge of sanity (hence the term borderline), ie at the border (edge, borderline) between neurosis and psychosis. Some authors of the time used this diagnosis when there was severe neurotic symptoms. It was only in the 1980s that the diagnosis became more accurate. Until then, many doctors believed, mistakenly, that the personality of a person was unchangeable.
The average prevalence of Borderline Personality Disorder in the population is estimated at 1.6%, although it can reach 5.9%. This prevalence is approximately 6% in primary care settings, approximately 10% of patients in psychiatric clinics and mental health clinics and about 20% in psychiatric inpatients. The prevalence of Borderline Personality Disorder may decrease in the higher age groups (DSM-5). Borderline personality disorder is diagnosed primarily in females.
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