In Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), the lack of a cohesive Self undermines life goals and accomplishments.
This should be the emphasis of long-term treatment: to finally get a life.
Research Article
Published on 17 Oct 2026
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Revised
Sam Vaknin
- 1Commonwealth Institute for Advanced Professional Studies, Cambridge, UK.
Abstract
Keywords: borderline personality disorder, DSM criteria, suicidality, remission, general psychiatric management, psychotherapy, covert borderline