Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2012 Jan;40(1):1-5.
doi: 10.1007/s10802-011-9594-3.

Development of borderline personality disorder in adolescence and young adulthood: introduction to the special section

Stephanie D Stepp  1
Affiliations

Development of borderline personality disorder in adolescence and young adulthood: introduction to the special section

Stephanie D Stepp. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Recognizable symptoms and features of borderline personality disorder (BPD) appear during adolescence. However, there has been resistance to diagnose or research this disorder prior to adulthood because of clinical lore that BPD is a long-standing illness and that personality traits are not stable until adulthood. This has resulted in little information regarding the development of and risk factors for BPD in youth. The goal of this special section is to examine the development of BPD in adolescence and young adulthood using a broad collection of approaches, including a theoretical review paper, two prospective studies, and a multi-method cross-sectional study. This body of work provides new insights into vulnerabilities that may transact with early attachment relationships and experiences to predict the emergence of BPD in adolescence and young adulthood. These papers also point to future research that is needed to better understand the etiology, development, and course of BPD.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. American Psychiatric Association . Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 4th ed., Text Revision Author; Washington, DC: 2000.
    1. Bagge C, Nickell A, Stepp S, Durrett C, Jackson K, Trull TJ. Borderline personality disorder features predict negative outcomes 2 years later. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 2004;113(2):279–288. - PubMed
    1. Bagge CL, Stepp SD, Trull TJ. Borderline personality disorder features and utilization of treatment over two years. Journal of Personality Disorders. 2005;19(4):420–39. - PubMed
    1. Bender DS, Dolan RT, Skodol AE, Sanislow CA, Dyck IR, McGlashan TH, Shea MT, Zanarini MC, Oldham JM, Gunderson JG. Treatment utilization by patients with personality disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2001;158:295–302. - PubMed
    1. Bornovalova MA, Hicks BM, Iacono WG, McGue M. Development and Psychopathology. 2009;21(4):1335–1353. - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

MeSH terms