Schema Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder
Chapter One
Borderline Personality Disorder
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
Patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) have problems with
almost every aspect of their lives. They have problems with constantly
changing moods, their relationships with others, unclear identities and
impulsive behaviours. Outbursts of rage and crises are commonplace.
Despite the fact that many BPD patients are intelligent and creative, they
seldom succeed in developing their talents. Often their education is incomplete
and they remain unemployed. If they work, it is often at a level far
below their capabilities. They are at a great risk of self-harm by means
of self-mutilation and/or substance abuse. The suicide risk is high and
approximately 10% die as a result of a suicide attempt (Paris, 1993).
The DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for BPD are used as the standard definition
for the diagnosis and indication of BPD and not the psychoanalytical
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