O Borderline Personality Disorderalso known as Bordering personality disorderIt is a mental illness that significantly affects patients’ lives. During the CNN Vital Signs This week, Eduardo Martinho, psychiatrist of the Institute of Psychiatry, Hospital das Clínicas de São Paulo, clarified the disorder and differentiated him from bipolarity.
What distinguishes borderline from other mental disorders is the persistent nature of symptoms, which affect the way the person relates to himself and others.
“The patient who is bipolar, will have phases, which can last from four to seven days, where he will have episodes that we call Mania, he gets high humor, a very large psychological energy. This only improves with medications.”
“In Borderline we have a deregulation of emotions, and no humor. These patients do not improve with medicine, but when they feel understood, when someone can understand them, because they are feeling it, “he added.
Characteristic symptoms of borderline disorder
The main symptoms of borderline personality disorder include:
- Difficulty dealing with your own emotions
- Identity problems
- Difficulty in finishing tasks (self -control)
- Instability in interpersonal relationships
- Impulsiveness
