@article{ref1,
title="Long-term course of borderline personality disorder: a prospective 10-year follow-up study",
journal="Journal of personality disorders",
year="2016",
author="Alvarez-Tomás, Irene and Soler, Joaquim and Bados, Arturo and Martín-Blanco, Ana and Elices, Matilde and Carmona, Cristina and Bauzà, Joana and Pascual, Juan Carlos",
volume="31",
number="5",
pages="590-605",
abstract="The aim of this prospective study was to expand previously reported evidence on the 10-year clinical and functional course of borderline personality disorder (BPD) in a Spanish sample. Participants diagnosed with BPD were assessed at baseline and at 10-year follow-up to evaluate BPD symptomatology and other relevant clinical measures, suicidal behavior, dimensional personality traits, Axis I and II comorbidity, use of mental health resources, and psychosocial functioning. At the 10-year follow up, significant improvements were observed on BPD domains, suicidal behavior, and other clinical measures. Neuroticism, impulsiveness, and aggression-hostility features trended toward normalization, whereas activity and sociability were impaired over time. Comorbidity with Axis I and personality disorders remained high. Social functioning and occupational functioning were largely unchanged. These findings confirm the tendency toward a symptomatic remission of BPD over the long term with regard to symptom criteria and characteristic dimensional traits. However, psychosocial functioning remains impaired.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0885-579X",
doi="10.1521/pedi_2016_30_269",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2016_30_269"
}