Posted by Cecilia on October 25, 2001, at 3:23:54
In reply to Re: Borderline Personality Disorder Meds, posted by PattyG on October 23, 2001, at 11:35:13
> Posted by Cecilia on October 23, 2001, at 2:32:29
>
> Re: Borderline Personality Disorder- I read somewhere that the way a lot of doctors and therapists make this
> diagnosis is basically: Why isn`t Ms. X getting better? Because she`s a borderline. How do you know she`s a borderline? Because she isn`t getting better.
>
> ////Well, personally, I guess I think the same could be said about a lot of Schizophrenics, and those with Bipolar Mood Disorder............and what about the Narcissists and those with Anti Social Personality Disorder? Heck, I don't think the above criteria can be reserved for *only* those rascals, the Borderlines!
> PattyGRight, but at least they usually use the DSM criteria in diagnosing those disorders, whereas doctors use the borderline label to justify their failure to successfully treat a patient whether they meet the diagnostic criteria or not.
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