[Borderline personality disorder in clinical outpatient practice]

Area of Science:

• Psychiatry
• Clinical Psychology

Context:

• Real-world clinical practice data on Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
• Examination of 50 patients diagnosed with Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, Borderline Type (ICD-10 F60.31).

Purpose:

• Investigate BPD and associated psychiatric comorbidities in routine clinical settings.
• Assess the diagnostic accuracy and clinical presentation of BPD in an outpatient population.

Summary:

• Female predominance (72%) in BPD patients within outpatient settings.
• High rates of undiagnosed BPD at initial psychiatric consultation (86%).
• Frequent comorbidity with affective disorders, particularly anxiety and depression (94% and 80% respectively).

Impact:

• Highlights challenges in early BPD diagnosis and the need for enhanced diagnostic protocols.
• Underscores the significant comorbidity of BPD with anxiety and depressive disorders.
• Provides insights into the demographic and clinical characteristics of BPD in clinical practice.