Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by
high personal distress, poor physical health, and functional disability. Those
with the disorder are likely to experience impairment in school and work, as
well as in relationships with romantic partners, family members, and friends.
Educational objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be
able to:
- Increase patient outcomes by implementing assessment
practices to detect borderline personality disorder in adolescents.
- Improve diagnostic skills for identifying borderline
personality disorder so that the disorder can be detected in adolescents.
- Improve patient outcomes by implementing treatment referrals
for adolescents with borderline personality disorder.
Reading Resources:
- Bornovalova MA, Hicks BM, Iacono WG, McGue M.
Stability, change, and heritability of borderline personality disorder traits
from adolescence to adulthood: a longitudinal twin study. Development and
Psychopathology. 2009; 21(4): 1335–1353.
- Crick NR, Close DM, Woods K. Borderline
personality features in childhood: A short-term longitudinal study. Development
and Psychopathology. 2005; 17(4): 1051–1070.
- De Clercq B, van Leeuwen K, van den Noortgate W,
de Bolle M, De Fruyt F. Childhood personality pathology: Dimensional stability
and change. Development and Psychopathology. 2009; 21(03): 853–17.
- Goodman M, Mascitelli K, Triebwasser J. The
neurobiological basis of adolescent-onset borderline personality disorder.
Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2013;
22(3): 212–219.
- Stepp SD, Pilkonis PA, Hipwell AE, Loeber R,
Stouthamer-Loeber M. Stability of borderline personality disorder features in
girls. Journal of Personality Disorders. 2010; 24(4): 460–472.
Disclosures:
Dr. Stepp has no relevant relationships with any
entities producing health care goods or services.
All presenters disclosure of relevant financial
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distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients
is listed above. No other planners,
members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content
reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this
education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates
this enduring material for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1
Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with
the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care
professionals are awarded (0.05) continuing education units (CEU) which are
equivalent to .5 contact hour.
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Release Date: 12/22/2016 | Last Modified On: 12/22/2016 | Expires: 12/122/2017
