Pharmacological interventions for people with borderline personality disorder

• Published in: Cochrane database of systematic reviews Vol. 11; p. CD012956
• Main Authors: Stoffers-Winterling, Jutta M, Storebø, Ole Jakob, Pereira Ribeiro, Johanne, Kongerslev, Mickey T, Völlm, Birgit A, Mattivi, Jessica T, Faltinsen, Erlend, Todorovac, Adnan, Jørgensen, Mie S, Callesen, Henriette E, Sales, Christian P, Schaug, Julie Perrine, Simonsen, Erik, Lieb, Klaus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 14.11.2022
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Antidepressive Agents - therapeutic use; Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use; Borderline Personality Disorder - drug therapy; Depressive Disorder, Major - drug therapy; Female; Humans; Male; Reproducibility of Results; Young Adult

Among people with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) who are engaged in clinical care, prescription rates of psychotropic medications are high, despite the fact that medication use is off-label as a treatment for BPD. Nevertheless, people with BPD often receive several psychotropic...