Transtorno borderline: o que precisamos saber?

Claudio Meneghello Martins; Lisieux Elaine de Borba Telles

doi:10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2023.1103

Authors

Claudio Meneghello Martins Médico psiquiatra, vice-presidente da Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria - ABP, presidente da Associação Psiquiátrica Cyro Martins - CCYM
Lisieux Elaine de Borba Telles Médica psiquiatra, mestre em Psiquiatria Forense e doutora em Medicina pela Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Professora do Departamento de Psiquiatria e Medicina Legal da UFRGS. Vice-Coordenadora do Departamento de Psiquiatria Forense da ABP. Member-at-Large of Section of Forensic Psychiatry, World Psychiatric Association https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4105-5924

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2023.1103

Keywords:

borderline personality disorder, personality disorders, borderline personality

Abstract

Borderline is a personality disorder characterized by frequent changes in mood and unstable personal and interpersonal relationships. It is estimated that there are around 2 million sufferers of borderline personality disorder in Brazil, which makes this a very common disorder, although little talked about and understood. What are the main symptoms? How is the disease diagnosed? What can family members do to help?