Abstract
Although complex post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder are distinct disorders, there is confusion in clinical practice regarding the similarities between the diagnostic profiles of these conditions. We summarise the differences in the diagnostic criteria that are clinically informative and we illustrate these with case studies to enable diagnostic accuracy in clinical practice
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 403-406 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | British Journal of Psychiatry |
Volume | 223 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 29 Jun 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published online - 29 Jun 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 Edinburgh Napier University. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Keywords
- Comorbidity
- education and training
- personality disorders
- post-traumatic stress disorder
- trauma