Diagnostic Criterion May Hide Borderline Personality Disorder - Medscape

The absence of self-harm does not necessarily preclude a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder, and clinicians should consider and screen for the disorder in patients with other suggestive symptoms.

The absence of self-harm does not preclude a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD), in new findings that may have potential implications for changes to diagnostic criteria for the disord… [+8173 chars]

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