BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTHCARE SERVICE USE AMONG ADOLESCENTS

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is believed to be frequent among adolescents. While several prospective studies have assessed the use of mental health services among adults who suffer from BPD, few studies have provided adolescent data. This paper presents findings from the first assessment po...

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Published in:Journal of personality disorders 2013-04, Vol.27 (2), p.252-259
Main Authors: CAILHOL, L, JEANNOT, M, RODGERS, R, GUELFI, J. D, PEREZ-DIAZ, F, PHAM-SCOTTEZ, A, CORCOS, M, SPERANZA, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Adults
Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Borderline Personality Disorder - diagnosis
Borderline Personality Disorder - drug therapy
Borderline Personality Disorder - therapy
Europe
Female
Health services utilization
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mental health care
Mental Health Programs
Mental Health Services - utilization
Personality
Personality disorders
Personality Problems
Phenothiazines - therapeutic use
Prospective Studies
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy - statistics & numerical data
Sex Factors
Teenagers
Young Adult
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Summary:Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is believed to be frequent among adolescents. While several prospective studies have assessed the use of mental health services among adults who suffer from BPD, few studies have provided adolescent data. This paper presents findings from the first assessment point of the European Research Network on Borderline Personality Disorder (EURNET BPD) study. In this study, we describe lifetime treatment utilization for 85 adolescents with BPD (Mean age: 16.3 years old). In line with adult findings, adolescents with BPD reported greater mental healthcare service use (outpatient: 98%; inpatient: 79%) compared to controls. Phenothiazine, a sedative neuroleptic, was the most frequently prescribed treatment. 47% of patients had received psychotherapy; in one our of three cases this was psychodynamic therapy. Patients who had received psychotherapy did not differ on any psychopathological variables from those who did not receive psychotherapy; however, psychotherapy was more frequent among females.
ISSN:0885-579X
1943-2763
DOI:10.1521/pedi.2013.27.2.252