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Is Psychosis in BPD a Pseudosymptom?
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Psychosis is a broad concept which refers to the experience of symptoms that lead an individual to lose touch with reality, such as hallucinations or delusions. Historically, the existence of psychosis within BPD has been debated, with only the most recent version of the ICD (America’s official diagnostic manual) including psychoses as part of the […]
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A Brief History of Borderline Personality Disorder’s Name
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This article was originally published on Psychreg. The term “borderline personality disorder” (BPD) is interesting in psych nomenclature. Usually, psychosocial illnesses are named after their most prominent symptoms. For example, bipolar disorder (formerly, manic depression) refers to the “two poles” of mania and depression. Many medical conditions have carried different labels throughout history; even now, […]
