Experts have some reasons that justify this fact. Here we tell you.
To contextualize, there are records that show that borderline personality disorderknown by its acronym as: TLP, was recognized until the middle of the last century as a diagnosis in the DSM-III (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), as indicated by Valeria Rocha, on the portal .
Before that, only the term “limit” was used in people who did not fit any diagnosisbut they were found to have characteristics of a neurosis 1 and a psychosis 2.
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That explains why there is no extensive information about this condition, compared to others, and why we are talking about the subject until now.
As expressed by the two testimonies in our web series: What it is like to live with… borderline personality disorder, this condition is characterized by a large fear of abandonmentto the rejectionbecause the Emotions are felt with great intensity and expressed inappropriatelybecause tasks left unfinished or your moods fluctuate very quickly, that is, The person can go from sadness to euphoria immediately.
Also because their interpersonal relationships are not stable and can appear abuse with the consumption of psychoactive substances.
As additional information, they are people who present self-harm, suicidal behavior and ideas. The United States National Library of Medicine (NIH), 2019, reported that up to 10% of BPD patients will die by suicide, between the ages of 30 and 37.
A high number of women live with this condition
If we talk about the demographics of this condition, the information provided by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) is that 75% of people with Borderline Personality Disorder are women.
Regarding this, there are some hypotheses as to why this number may be high. On the same portal the author highlights that in conversation with Dolores Mosquera Barral, psychologist, psychotherapist and director of the INTRA-TP Borderline Personality Disorder Center, the doubt arises as to whether this figure is given because: “Women seek help or treatment more often than men or that, thanks to cultural factors, the expression of emotions is “better seen” in womenwhile men tend to hide and repress suffering.”
Another approach revolves around sexual abuse: “For borderline personality disorder to occur, there is a genetic component, but the environmental aspect also contributes. Certain crises or life events can be a risk factor for developing it, for example, sexual abuse in childhood, especially if it was repeated and constant,” says Ingrid Vargas Huicochea, academic in the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health of the Faculty of Medicine from the Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), in a .
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“But not all people who have been exposed to sexual abuse develop borderline disorder, that is where The hereditary part comes in and that is when in a vulnerable brain a serious life condition can lead to this condition”Vargas added.
The curious thing is that despite the number, borderline personality disorder It is less studied in women, compared to men. “A large part of the studies carried out in science have been carried out by men who take men as a population sample, therefore, it is very common that there are few studies carried out on women. Until now, scientific research is based on the idea that the most suitable model for study is the male.“, analyzes Rocha.