Article
Differences between patients with borderline personality disorder who do and do not have a family history of bipolar disorder.
Comprehensive psychiatry - 1 Oct 2014
Zimmerman Mark, Martinez Jennifer, Young Diane, Chelminski Iwona, Dalrymple Kristy
Abstract excerpt
Diagnostic confusion sometimes exists between bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder (BPD). To improve the recognition of bipolar disorder researchers have identified nondiagnostic factors that point toward bipolar disorder. One such factor is the presence of a family history of bipolar disorder. In the current report from the Rhode Island Methods to Improve Diagnostic Assessment and Services...
Topics
- Adult
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Psychometrics
- Rhode Island
- Young Adult
