Borderline Personality Disorder as a "dumping ground" diagnosis for chronic suicidality?
Has anyone else noticed that clinicians seem to be assuming that chronic suicidality equals a definitive diagnosis of BPD more and more, without doing a good differential? I mean, with chronic suicidality, BPD should definitely be on the differential list, but it's not the only disorder that can lead to this (MDD, Persistent Depressive Disorder, PTSD, etc), nor is it sufficient to diagnosis BPD in and of itself. It remains me of the old (and still somewhat prevalent) idea that non-suicidal...
Borderline Personality Disorder as a "dumping ground" diagnosis for chronic suicidality?
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: futureapppsy2 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums