Comparison of Borderline Personality Subcategories to Schizophrenic and Affective Disorders

This clinical research report identified 4 subcategories of the hospitalized borderline personality disorder: developmental, affective disorder, attentional deficit/learning disabled, and organic. Developmental and affective disorder subcategories are predominantly composed of females, while males a...

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Published in:British journal of psychiatry 1984-04, Vol.144 (4), p.358-363
Main Authors: Andrulonis, Paul A., Vogel, Naomi
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Borderline Personality Disorder - classification
Borderline Personality Disorder - diagnosis
Borderline Personality Disorder - etiology
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mood Disorders - classification
Personality disorders
Personality Disorders - classification
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Schizophrenia - classification
Sex Factors
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Summary:This clinical research report identified 4 subcategories of the hospitalized borderline personality disorder: developmental, affective disorder, attentional deficit/learning disabled, and organic. Developmental and affective disorder subcategories are predominantly composed of females, while males are overly represented in the attentional deficit/learning disabilities subcategory. Comparison of the borderline patients with schizophrenic and affective disorder control groups supports the hypothesis that the borderline personality disorder is a diagnostic entity distinct from schizophrenia, but perhaps not from affective disorders.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.144.4.358