Article
Past, present, and future of genetic research in borderline personality disorder.
Current opinion in psychology - 1 Jun 2018
Bassir Nia Anahita, Eveleth Matthew C, Gabbay Jonathan M, Hassan Yonis J, Zhang Bosi, Perez-Rodriguez M Mercedes
Abstract excerpt
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a major mental illness with a lifetime prevalence of approximately 1-3%, characterized by a persistent pattern of instability in relationships, mood, impulse regulation, and sense of self. This results in impulsive self-damaging behavior, high suicide rates, and severe functional impairment. BPD has a complex, multifactorial etiology, resulting from an interaction among...
Topics
- Animals
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- Epigenomics
- Gene-Environment Interaction
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Humans
- Models, Animal
- Phenotype