There is NO cure for personality disorders. None.
I work with the dx on occasion. I have seen young borderlines grow up and lead terrific lives. Personally I think many young women between 12 and 24 could code as borderline but time grows them up.
Others otoh, never get better.
And throw in post-partum hormonal changes.....
If you're the Child Protection folks, do you take a chance? Not an easy decision. The cost of doing nothing and being wrong is a lot higher than doing something and being wrong.
“I work with the dx on occasion. I have seen young borderlines grow up and lead terrific lives. Personally I think many young women between 12 and 24 could code as borderline but time grows them up.”
I’m a female and between my new monthly friend, boys I swore I couldn’t live without, parents who were too square and “didn’t understand”, homework that got in the way, telephone calls that HAD to be made, etc. etc. I can honestly say that if you asked my parents if I had a personality disorder, they’d say YES.