1Cademy - Developmental Trajectories of Borderline Personality Disorder in Childhood and Adolescence

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From Child Abuse to Developing Borderline Personality Disorder Into Adulthood: Exploring the Neuromorphological and Epigenetic Pathway

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Developmental Trajectories of Borderline Personality Disorder in Childhood and Adolescence

Although an individual cannot be diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, or any other personality disorder, until the age of 18, there are many behaviors and signs that can appear throughout childhood and adolescence, that may be precursors to the development of BPD later on in life. Longitudinal studies have suggested that this precursors can be seen beginning in very early childhood and throughout adolescence. One example of this may be a child's regulation and expression of their emotions, particularly negative ones such as anger and sadness.

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Updated 2023-08-20

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