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  Does someone close to you suffer from borderline personality disorder (BPD)? If so, you already know that BPD not only affects those with the diagnosis—it affects everyone who cares about them. People with BPD have difficulty regulating their emotions and behavior and that can take a heavy toll on their partners, family members, and friends. But there’s hope, both for the person with BPD and for you. You can’t force someone to get treatment for BPD, but you can…

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In His Own Words: Married to a Borderline October 25, 2013 By Dr. Tara J. Palmatier It’s day 25 of Domestic Violence Awareness Month for Men and Boys, the invisible victims of domestic violence. Have you ever wondered why we view men’s violence as criminal behavior and women’s violence as mental illness? Have you ever considered the ramifications of doing so? Male abusers are seen as bad men that women and children would do well to avoid. Female abusers are…

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Randy A. Sansone, MD and Lori A. Sansone, MD Author information ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Individuals with borderline personality disorder are diagnostically and clinically characterized by self-harm behavior, as indicated by the criterion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision, “recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behavior.” However, individuals with borderline personality disorder can display externalized aggressive behavior, as…

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      Randy A. Sansone, MD and Lori A. Sansone, MD Author information ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Borderline personality disorder is characteristically associated with a broad variety of psychiatric symptoms and aberrant behaviors. In this edition of The Interface, we discuss the infrequently examined association between borderline personality disorder and criminality. According to our review of the literature, in comparison with the rates of borderline personality…

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An interesting article from DID Research:     It is unlikely for those with dissociative identity disorder (DID) to have comorbid antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). However, it is possible for an abuser of an individual with DID to have ASPD, and it is common for alters, especially introjects or persecutors, to indentify and present as if they have ASPD. The DSM-5 gives the following criteria for a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder: A. A pervasive pattern of disregard for and…

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A very interesting article. Background Few studies have examined people with comorbid schizophrenia-spectrum personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder, a subgroup who may differ psychophysiologically and behaviourally from those with either condition alone. Aims To test whether individuals with both types of personality disorder are particularly characterised by reduced orienting and arousal and by increased criminal offending. Method In a community adult sample, self-reported crime and skin conductance orienting were collected on four diagnostic groups: schizophrenia-spectrum personality disorder only; antisocial…

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      By Neel Burton M.D. [Article updated on 21 August 2015.] The study of human personality or ‘character’ (from the Greek charaktêr, the mark impressed upon a coin) dates back at least to antiquity. In his Characters, Tyrtamus (371-287 bc)—nicknamed Theophrastus or ‘divinely speaking’ by his contemporary Aristotle— divided the people of the Athens of the 4th century BC into thirty different personality types, including ‘arrogance’, ‘irony’, and ‘boastfulness’. The Characters exerted a strong influence on subsequent studies of…

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