Psychology · Clinical & Abnormal Psychology
A topic within Clinical & Abnormal Psychology, itself one of 11 topics in that field and part of Psychology.
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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Recommends against long-term drug treatment for borderline personality disorder itself and argues structured psychological therapy, not medication, should be the primary treatment.
link checked 17 Sept 2026Marsha M. Linehan, Hubert E. Armstrong, Ann Suarez, Douglas Allmon & Heidi L. Heard
Reports the first randomised controlled trial of dialectical behaviour therapy, finding it roughly halved suicidal and self-harming behaviour in chronically parasuicidal women with borderline personality disorder compared with treatment as usual.