scholarly journals Affect intensity and lability: the role of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in borderline personality disorder

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 393-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin C. Marshall-Berenz ◽  
Jay A. Morrison ◽  
Julie A. Schumacher ◽  
Scott F. Coffey
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Affect Intensity ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

Complex PTSD – a better description for borderline personality disorder?

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayashri Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Diagnostic Category ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Trauma Informed

Objective: To consider the use of the diagnostic category ‘complex posttraumatic stress disorder’ (c-PTSD) as detailed in the forthcoming ICD-11 classification system as a less stigmatising, more clinically useful term, instead of the current DSM-5 defined condition of ‘borderline personality disorder’ (BPD). Conclusions: Trauma, in its broadest definition, plays a key role in the development of both c-PTSD and BPD. Given this current lack of differentiation between these conditions, and the high stigma faced by people with BPD, it seems reasonable to consider using the diagnostic term ‘complex posttraumatic stress disorder’ to decrease stigma and provide a trauma-informed approach for BPD patients.

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