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Causes and Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder
Causes for Borderline Personality Disorder:
- Brain chemistry impairment. It is believed that the neurotransmitters
serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, and acetylcholine may be involved.
- Environmental influences early in the patient’s life - anything from
long-term isolation for an early infectious disease to child abandonment to
severe physical or sexual abuse.
- Triggers that bring on symptoms of the disorder, such as traumas in
adolescence or stressors such as divorce later in life.
Treatment
Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder may not allow him/herself to be
treated. When this happens, it is called denial. However, when a person with
Borderline Personality Disorder allows him/herself to be treated, treatment
generally consists of one of the following treatment modalities:
- Medications:
Medications are often used successfully to reduce depression, decrease
anxiety, and dampen the emotional ups and downs, and stop symptoms such as the
excessive impulsivity associated with Borderline Personality Disorder.
Antidepressants such as Effexor can help with depression, while mood
stabilizing medications such as Depakote or Lithium can help with mood swings.
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Prozac, Paxil, and
Zoloft can help control impulsivity. Tegretol may help for controlling
excessive irritability and anger.
- Traditional Psychotherapy:
Traditional psychotherapy methods, especially Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT),
have proven especially effective in treating people with Borderline
Personality Disorder. The major problems, however, are finding a qualified
therapist, getting the patient into therapy, and getting funding for the
treatment since, unfortunately, Borderline Personality Disorder is still not
recognized as an authentic diagnosis by some insurance companies.
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT):
Marsha Linehan is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the
University of Washington, who researched and developed a cognitive-behavioral
method of treatment called Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). This
therapeutic approach to treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder has been
shown to help patients experience less anger and less self-injury, and fewer
inpatient psychiatric stays, than patients who received other traditional
forms of treatment.
About the Author
David Oliver is the founder of
BorderlineCentral.com
a one stop source of information on how to cope and deal with borderline
personality disorder.
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