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Borderline Personality

A Review of Recent Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Alex Tarnopolsky  and
Mark Berelowitz
Alex Tarnopolsky
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ
Mark Berelowitz
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ
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Abstract

Borderline personality has been, for many years, a discredited diagnostic concept. In 1979 a review of the literature concluded that its validity status was very uncertain. The authors have reviewed research conducted since then and discuss it in terms of the Robins & Guze (1970) criteria. In spite of existing unclear issues, the balance is tipping in favour of the validity of borderline personality, as diagnosed with new research criteria. This development is taking place in the context of a growing interest in the area of personality disorders.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 151 , Issue 6 , December 1987 , pp. 724 - 734
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1987 

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