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A 31-Year-Old Female with Suicidal Intent.

Authors :
Nelson, Katharine J.
Gunderson, John G.
Schulz, S. Charles
Source :
Psychiatric Annals; Feb2012, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p45-47, 3p
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

The article describes the case of a 31-year old female who was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) after attempting suicide. Some of the symptoms the patient presented were decreased sleep, poor concentration and nervousness. It was found that the patient had dysregulated emotions that cause exaggerated reactivity.

Subjects

Subjects :
BORDERLINE personality disorder
SUICIDAL behavior
EMOTIONS
SLEEP
ANXIETY
PATIENTS

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00485713
Volume :
42
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Psychiatric Annals
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
96303132
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3928/00485713-20120124-03
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