Borderline Personality Disorder

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Psychology

 

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Eddie M

 

Date added:

September 9, 2013

 

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University

 

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B

 

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2 / 391

 

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Studies have shown that mental health professionals tend to diagnose BPD more often in women than in men, even when patient profiles are identical except for the gender of the patient. - Men seek psychiatric help less often. - Men are more likely to be treated only for their alcoholism or substance abuse; their borderline symptoms go unnoticed because BPD is assumed to be a women's disorder...
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& Bender, D (2003) have also addressed several theories as to the gender bias with this diagnosis. Their research on gender bias in borderline personality disorder indicates that: - The elevated base rate of women in clinical settings may be one of the reasons why clinicians perceive more women to have BPD...
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