Bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder are both serious and life-impairing mental illnesses characterized by extreme mood swings and impulsive behaviors. While they are separate and ...

In addition to often being referred to by the same acronym (BPD), bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder share other superficial similarities that make it easy to confuse the two.

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Borderline Personality Disorder is one of the ten personality disorders recognized by the American Psychiatric Association, and although it shares some overlapping ...

A new study identifies specific brain regions involved in treatment response in bipolar disorder (BD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD), potentially paving the way for more targeted treatment.

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects 4.4% of US adults at some point in their lives, according to the ...

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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) may cause challenges in establishing and maintaining stable relationships. People with BPD may cycle between extremes of idealizing and devaluing others. Research ...

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Review of Unshrunk by Laura Delano. At the start of eighth grade, seemingly out of the blue, Laura Delano—class president, squash champion, and future debutante—sensed herself coming apart. Looking ...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition that affects a person’s ability to manage their emotions. BPD can also increase a person’s risk of developing substance use disorder ...

Dear Abby advises a woman on how to act around her mentally unstable sister-in-law, who is pregnant. DEAR ABBY: My brother “Joey” married a woman, “Allie,” who is mentally unstable. Every couple of ...