Borderline personality disorder: A disorder in search of advocacy

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 8-12

  Zimmerman, Mark ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

bipolar disorder; Borderline personality disorder; disorder advocacy; NIH funding

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MENTAL INSTABILITY; REVIEW; SCREENING; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMANS;

EID: 84920747965     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000226     Document Type: Review

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