Nosological concepts of borderline disorders
Modestin, J.
Schweizerische Rundschau für Medizin Praxis 80(8): 169-172
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 1013-2058 PMID: 2008552 Document Number: 377215
In spite of its frequent use the diagnostic label "borderline disorder" is still not conceptualized in a unified way. The contemporary borderline concepts are presented and discussed, especially borderline disorder as a form of schizophrenia, borderline disorder as a special type of personality disorder in the sense of the DSM-III, borderline disorder in the sense of an encompassing borderline personality organization, and borderline disorder as a form of an affective disorder. Using this concept, it is always necessary to specify its precise meaning.