Poblems Related Diagnosing Personality Disorder in Psychopathology

The problems related with identifying and diagnosing Borderline

Personality Disorder

Subject:PYC4802

Assignment 02

Due: 30 May 2011

University of South Africa

Student: Lerina Williams 34126600

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page

1. Introduction 1

2. Personality Disorders identified by DSM-IV-TR 2

3. Literature Review 3

3.1 Problems Related with Identifying Borderline

Personality Disorder. 4

3.2 Problems Related to Diagnosing Borderline

Personality Disorder 5

4. Conclusion 6

5. References 7

Reference List

Journal Articles

Goodman,M.,Hazlett,E.A.,New A.S., Koenigsberg,H.W.,& Siever,L.(2009).Quieting the affective storm of Borderline Personality Disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry,166, 522-528.

Gunderson,J.G.(2009). Borderline Personality Disorder:Ontogeny of a diagnosis. American Journal of Psychiatry,166, 530-539.

Hoffman,P.D.(2007). Borderline Personality Disorder: A most misunderstood illness.National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder, NAMI Advocate

Winter 2007.

MeyersonD. (2009). Is Borderline Personality Disorder under diagnosed? APA 2009, in Phend,C. (2009). APA: Borderline Personality Disorder often missed first time around. Medpage Today.

Oldham,J.M.(2009). Borderline Pesonality Disorder comes of age.American Journal of psychiatry, 166, 509-511....