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Review
. 2015 Jul;60(7):303-8.
doi: 10.1177/070674371506000702.

The Lifetime Course of Borderline Personality Disorder

Robert S Biskin  1
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Review

The Lifetime Course of Borderline Personality Disorder

Robert S Biskin. Can J Psychiatry. 2015 Jul.

Abstract
in English, French

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) has historically been seen as a lifelong, highly disabling disorder. Research during the past 2 decades has challenged this assumption. This paper reviews the course of BPD throughout life, including childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. BPD can be accurately identified in adolescence, and the course of the disorder, in adolescence and adulthood, is generally similar, with reductions in symptoms over time. Functional recovery is less consistent, and further research on factors or treatments that may improve the long-term functional outcome of patients with BPD is warranted.

Le trouble de la personnalité limite (TPL) a été considéré historiquement comme étant un trouble très incapacitant qui dure toute la vie. La recherche des 20 dernières années a remis en question cette hypothèse. Cet article examine le cours du TPL tout au long de la vie, y compris l’enfance, l’adolescence, et l’âge adulte. Le TPL peut être identifié avec précision à l’adolescence, et le cours du trouble, à l’adolescence et à l’âge adulte, est généralement semblable, et s’accompagne d’une réduction des symptômes avec le temps. Le rétablissement fonctionnel est moins constant, et il faut plus de recherches sur les facteurs ou les traitements qui peuvent améliorer le résultat fonctionnel à long terme des patients souffrant du TPL.

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