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.
How do members experience borderline personality disorder?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with borderline personality disorder*
*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.
Top treatments taken by people for borderline personality disorder*
*Data from patients with borderline personality disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with borderline personality disorder*
*Data from patients with borderline personality disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has borderline personality disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 80 | |
20s | 452 | |
30s | 1,056 | |
40s | 1,080 | |
50s | 869 | |
60s | 406 | |
70+ | 73 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 367 | |
Female | 3,573 |