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Since BPD can be a complex condition, and treatment usually requires long-term talk therapy, it will be important to find a mental health professional who has expertise in treating this condition. It is possible to learn how to manage feelings better and find ways to have healthier and more rewarding relationships. With the help of talk therapy, one can learn how to reduce impulsive and self-destructive behaviors and understand more about the condition.

With a commitment to long-term treatment, positive and healthy change is within reach.

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National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices. Related Depression and anxiety: Can I have both? For a person who is naturally very sensitive, life problems while growing up might be especially damaging. These problems could include bad experiences or having another mental health condition. The sooner you get help, the more chance you have of getting the correct diagnosis and getting effective treatment and help to manage your problems. More about the first steps to get help.

There is no test for BPD. It can only be diagnosed by a mental health professional after talking to the person and getting to know them.

The diagnosis of BPD can be made if a person has several of the signs or features. There are many combinations of these features, so people with a diagnosis of BPD can seem very different from one another. If someone has signs of BPD, their doctor or psychologist will carefully ask questions about their life, experiences and symptoms before making the diagnosis. It could take more than one session to be sure of the diagnosis, because some of the symptoms of BPD are similar to the symptoms of other mental health conditions.

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Psychological treatments talking therapies are the best way to treat BPD. These treatments usually involve talking with a health professional one-to-one, or sometimes attending special groups. More about treatment of borderline personality disorder. With treatment, most people with BPD recover from their symptoms for at least some of the time. Many people achieve a good social life and work life.

Some people still have some problems with work and social life, even though their symptoms have improved. BPD is a pattern of behaviour and symptoms that can be recognised by trained, experienced health professionals. They are diagnosed in different ways and have different treatments. Knowing they have BPD can also help someone understand their experiences. Most people with BPD are relieved to learn that they have a recognised mental health condition. In the past, some doctors believed it was unhelpful to tell someone they had BPD and kept the diagnosis a secret.

They usually did this because they thought this would protect their patients from negative attitudes in the community and within the mental health system. We now expect honest, accurate information from our health-care system.

People can develop BPD even if they have not experienced child abuse or other childhood trauma. Health professionals should not assume that everyone with BPD has experienced such trauma. Many people with BPD do report difficulties in their upbringing, which might include not feeling important to others, neglect, physical abuse or sexual abuse.

In the past, researchers and doctors focused on trauma as a cause of BPD, but the latest research shows BPD has multiple causes and does not always include trauma.