Borderline personality disorder
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What is borderline personality disorder?
Borderline personality disorder is marked by a pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts.
Common symptoms reported by people with borderline personality disorder
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people with borderline personality disorder
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
72
Tried for
borderline personality disorder
(62)
depressed mood
(27)
Treatment name(s)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Type
Psychotherapy
How many have tried
48
Tried for
borderline personality disorder
(48)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
43
Tried for
borderline personality disorder
(42)
depressed mood
(1)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
38
Tried for
borderline personality disorder
(22)
depressed mood
(22)
2 more
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
36
Tried for
anxious mood
(35)
borderline personality disorder
(1)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
35
Tried for
borderline personality disorder
(25)
depressed mood
(19)
1 more
Type
Psychotherapy
How many have tried
32
Tried for
borderline personality disorder
(30)
depressed mood
(2)
3 more
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
30
Tried for
borderline personality disorder
(19)
depressed mood
(16)
1 more
Data from patients with borderline personality disorder, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with borderline personality disorder
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for borderline personality disorder (37 evaluations)
Total evaluations
48
Tried for
borderline personality disorder
(62)
depressed mood
(27)
Treatment name(s)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Perceived effectiveness
for borderline personality disorder (42 evaluations)
Total evaluations
42
Tried for
borderline personality disorder
(48)
Perceived effectiveness
for borderline personality disorder (24 evaluations)
Total evaluations
41
Tried for
borderline personality disorder
(42)
depressed mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for borderline personality disorder (8 evaluations)
Total evaluations
23
Tried for
borderline personality disorder
(22)
depressed mood
(22)
2 more
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (18 evaluations)
Total evaluations
18
Tried for
anxious mood
(35)
borderline personality disorder
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for borderline personality disorder (16 evaluations)
Total evaluations
26
Tried for
borderline personality disorder
(25)
depressed mood
(19)
1 more
Perceived effectiveness
for borderline personality disorder (17 evaluations)
Side effects
mental overstimulation
sadness
Total evaluations
20
Tried for
borderline personality disorder
(30)
depressed mood
(2)
3 more
Perceived effectiveness
for borderline personality disorder (12 evaluations)
Total evaluations
20
Tried for
borderline personality disorder
(19)
depressed mood
(16)
1 more
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (13 evaluations)
Total evaluations
14
Tried for
anxious mood
(27)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (15 evaluations)
Total evaluations
16
Tried for
anxious mood
(19)
depressed mood
(7)
1 more
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with borderline personality disorder, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has borderline personality disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
- 3453 patients have this condition
- 15 new patients joined this month
- 1384 say borderline personality disorder is their primary condition
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 29 | |
20s | 638 | |
30s | 937 | |
40s | 939 | |
50s | 553 | |
60s | 166 | |
70+ | 17 |
Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
0-19 years | 1077 | |
20-29 years | 263 | |
30-39 years | 140 | |
40-49 years | 79 | |
50-59 years | 19 | |
60-69 years | 1 | |
70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 302 | |
Female | 2973 |
Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Diagnosed | 1954 | |
Not Diagnosed | 155 |
These charts show data from borderline personality disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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