TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Pathways to the development of borderline personality disorder
JO  - Journal of personality disorders
A1  - Zanarini, Mary C.
A1  - Frankenburg, F. R.
SP  - 93
EP  - 104
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
N2  - The available empirical evidence concerning the etiology of borderline personality disorder is reviewed. A tripartite model of the development of BPD is then presented. This model has three elements: a traumatic childhood (broadly defined), a vulnerable (hyperbolic) temperament, and a triggering event or series of events. The authors conclude that each borderline patient has a unique pathway to the development of BPD that is a painful variation on an unfortunate but familiar theme.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-579X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -