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July 15, 2025Journal of Child Psychology and PsychiatryOpen Access

Research Review: What we have learned about early detection and intervention of borderline personality disorder

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MKMichael KaessMCMarialuisa Cavelti

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Overview

Research review finds diagnosing borderline personality disorder in adolescents effective, highlighting treatment efficacy and prevention strategies.

Key Points

  • Diagnosing borderline personality disorder in adolescents from age 12 is supported by evidence and validated measures.
  • Evidence suggests outpatient disorder-specific psychotherapy effectively reduces symptoms in youth despite limited trial data.
  • Indicated prevention for subthreshold symptoms shows potential, indicating a need for more research on prevention strategies.
  • Improving healthcare professionals' knowledge on early diagnosis and treatment can help reduce reluctance in diagnosing borderline personality disorder.

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Kaess et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a02b6e6551bb0af8cc53dhttps://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70011
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