Medical Dictionary

borderline personality disorder

noun

Medical Definition of BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER

:  a disordered behavior pattern with onset by early adulthood that is characterized by multiple types of psychological instability and impulsiveness, often involves fear of abandonment and a risk of suicide, and may ameliorate with age

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