Some have argued BPD should be reclassified as a trauma disorder, maintaining those diagnosed are typically women with abuse in their pastGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWhen Prof Andrew Chanen was a trainee psychiatrist in 1993, patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) who had self-harmed were “vilified” and “treated appallingly”.“There was this myth that somehow they were indestructible,” he says. Despite what his teachers told him, “most... Read this story
