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Abstract
A personality disorder marked by a pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts. (DSM-IV)
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- Disorder, Borderline Personality
- Personality Disorder, Borderline
- Borderline Personality Disorders
- Disorders, Borderline Personality
- Personality Disorders, Borderline
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Indexing Annotation
"borderline" is a psychiatric diag: follow text
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History Note
90(81); was see under PERSONALITY DISORDERS 1981-89
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WM 190.5.B5
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Borderline Personality Disorder. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001883. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001883
- Borderline Personality Disorder. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline_personality_disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208166