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The cause of borderline personality disorder(BPD) is unknown. People with BPD are impulsive in areas that have a potential for self-harm, such as drug use, drinking, and other risk-taking behaviors.Abandonment in childhood or adolescence Disrupted...

Source:ADAM

Date:October 17, 2008

Borderline personality disorder

Adults with borderline personalities often have a history of significant childhood traumas such as emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuse and parental neglect or loss. Feelings of inadequacy and self-loathing that arise from these situations may...

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders

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