borderline personality disorder

[ bawr-der-lahyn pur-suh-nal-i-tee dis-awr-der ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Psychiatry.

a personality disorder characterized by instability in many areas, as mood, identity, self-image, and behavior, and often manifested by impulsive actions, suicide attempts, inappropriate anger, or depression. : BPD

borderline personality disorder

psychiatry a mental condition on the dividing line between a psychiatric disorder and normality characterized by impulsiveness, extreme mood swings, and often aggressiveness

First recorded in 1975–80

The Richardson family has said that their late sister did not have borderline personality disorder, but was depressed.

According to the Aptitude Chronology report, she was also diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.

To some men, women with Borderline Personality Disorder hold an irresistible allure in bed.

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