The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for t... - 9780890427095

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The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Borderline Personality DisorderAuthor(s): American Psychiatric Association\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing, United States\nImprint: American Psychiatric Association Publishing\nISBN-13: 9780890427095, 978-0890427095\nSynopsis\nBorderline personality disorder (BPD) is estimated to have a lifetime prevalence in the United States of approximately [url] It is characterized by a long-term pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, unstable self-image, marked impulsivity, and/or affective instability. In addition, features can be evidenced by efforts to avoid real or feared abandonment, chronic feelings of emptiness, mood reactivity, recurrent self-injurious or suicidal behavior, other impulsive behaviors with potential for self-damaging effects, intense anger or difficulty with anger control, and transient paranoid ideation or stress-related di.