what do we mean by borderline syndrome?

Question

i am very keen to know the answer to this question, please no pranks at all.

Answer 1

Theres 2 answers to this question that both apply to mental health. It depends on the context.

Borderline personality disorder is a disorder related to self-harm, suicide gestures, unstable moods and problems with relationships.

Borderline intelligence and sometimes called borderline syndrome is a cluster of symptoms related to an IQ level that is at the borderline of being diagnosed mentally handicapped.

Answer 2

You just might want to insert "borderline syndrome" into a web search.............

You will find that it is a rather new way of looking at different mental health diagnoses that has been developed over the last 20 years. About 5 to 10 % of the population could fit into this category. This also encompasses schizophrenia and other more scary mental health issues......

Many areas of what is termed borderline syndrome can include drug, sexual abuse and violence. If you are asking this question about borderline syndrome because of a fear of having the problem yourself or someone you care about might have the problem I advise you not to delay checking out a web search on the subject or contacting the Canadian Mental Health Association because the more you are informed the sooner treatment can be arranged if needed.

I am not saying this lightly, I have done some very detailed reading on the subject myself, only to realize that a friend of mine was already beyond any help I could give.......

It's a shame no one had recognized my friend's problems and had let her suffer through her mental anguish at an earlier age. Eventually it led down the road of trying to self medicate her problem and led to a sever drug dependency which led down the road to problems with violence. This has affected her whole family including her 2 children and most of her former friends.

Wish you a lot of luck, because it is a very complicated subject.

Answer 3

Well from what I have read it means that you are on the border of a condition but not completely diagnosis able with the specific illness, like scisophrania or a borderline personality disorder. From what I have seen they are very difficult to treat, presumibly because you don't completely fit into the mold for the treatment of the condition. It is a new terminology anyway and they are still doing a lot of studies because they still do not completely understand it.

Answer 4

"Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is defined within psychiatry and related fields as a disorder characterized primarily by emotional dysregulation, extreme "black and white" thinking (believing that something is one of only two possible things, and ignoring any possible "in-betweens"), and turbulent relationships."

This and more information available at the below website.

Recommend going to the second website listed below in "source."


I know someone who "sees" (processes) in black and white. She finds it difficult to see shades of grey in thinking. Fortunately it is not taken to extremes. She is a great resource if you wish to have a person be more objective and succinct. She gets straight to the crux of the matter - "it's either (1) or (2) and (why.)" She goes where angels fear to tread, fights injustices and advocates for those who need help.

If you or a friend have it, please obtain a proper diagnosis even if you need to go to more than one psychiatrist. There are so many personality disorders. It could be Bipolar Disorder or something else.

My friend's mental processing improved over time.

I wish the best for you or the person with Borderline Personality Disorder. I wish you or your friend patient and helpful friends.

Answer 5

I thought you mean borderline personality disorder as you've got lots of information above. I am diagnosed as borderline but my symptoms were improved as i grow older. I was exactly having all typical symptoms described as borderline when I was about 19. Now my husband and my psychiatrist said I am almost completely recovered as age progresses...so if one's diagonsed with that, don't be afraid. It will improve when one gets older, have a different look of the world, take everything easy and turn to Christ.

Answer 6

I have a freind who's child is "borderline". Basically he isn't disabled. He isn't totally mentally handicapped. He goes to a special school that teache's him "life skills". He is still "normal" is some area's but not all. So it's niether here nor there. You're just borderline. With a little help you could still lead a very normal life.

Answer 7

When I hear "borderline" to me and I believe, to most people it means that you are very close to some ailment but donot have it yet. You still have time to pull back. For example, borderline heart disease would mean that you are close to heart disease, however, you have a chance of changing your lifestyle and avoiding it. Borderline line stoke would mean you need to be in the hospital being treated so that maybe you can avoid a stoke. borderline mental retardation would mean that your child would need extra help so that he can grow up to have a job and be independent.

Answer 8

I am not quite sure what you are referring too. Perhaps you are referring to Borderline Personality Disorder, which is exactly that, a personality disorder.

If this is what you are referring too, you can enter it into your browser and do a search. You will see many results. And opinions and treatments vary widely.

Good luck.

Peace.

Answer 9

Originally, this diagnosis was used to describe someone on the "border" of another diagnosis, such as schizo. Howver, the description has evolved now to mean much more - and has its own criteria for diagnosis not hinging on other disorders/problems.

Check out this website from thre Nat'l Inst of Mental Health: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/bpd.cfm
And this one, from an association that is all about BPD: http://www.bpdcentral.com/

I hope this helps!

Answer 10

look in google