According to the American Psychiatric Association (2002) borderline personality disorder (BPD) occurs approximately in 2% of the general population. In Colombia between 15% and 28% from the patients hospitalized in psychiatric units they have BPDaccording to a study by the Journal of Psychology of the University of Antioquia (2020).
Not much is known about this disorder, in fact, Diagnoses for people living with this condition can take a few years to identify.. How is it presented? How long did our testimonies take, Paula Silva, lawyer and political scientist; and Juan Carlos Rincón, opinion editor of El Espectador; in learning about borderline personality disorder (BPD). Find out in this new chapter of What it’s like to live with…
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is associated with suicidal behavior and self-harm. With treatment you can prevent up to 90% of BPD patients try to take their own lifebetween the 30 and 37 years. United States National Library of Medicine (2019).
We remind you that in this throughout 10 chapters, you will find testimonies from experts, personalities from public life and citizens who will relate their life experience with anxiety, depression, bipolarity, borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia, eating behavior, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism.
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