The BPD Diagnosis
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » [ READ MORE]

Moods
» Have researchers tried to categorize the complex and intense experiences of individuals suffering from BPD?
» Is BPD really more of a mood disorder than a personality disorder?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » [ READ MORE]

PTSD
» Do mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder produce children with Borderline Personality Disorder?
» What kind of family environment do people with BPD describe growing up in?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » [ READ MORE]

Impulsive Behavior
» Does impulsiveness impact chances of recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder?
» Are people with Borderline Personality Disorder more prone to HIV infection?
What treatments are usually prescribed for impulsivity?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » [ READ MORE]

Biology
» Do people with BPD have different biology
» How do they show up on an MRI(Magnetic Resonance Imaging) or EEG (Electro-encephalograph)?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » [ READ MORE]

Environment
» What is the relationship between PTSD and BPD?
» Were most people with BPD sexually or physically abused as children?
» What environmental factors could pre-dispose an individual to BPD?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » [ READ MORE]

Suicide
» Do people self-injure because they have BPD or because this is one way people cope with trauma, regardless of whether or not they have BPD?
» Why do some people who self-injure not feel pain?
» Is it nothing to worry about when a person almost completes suicide and stops before the completing the act?
» What is the relationship between suicide and BPD? 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » [ READ MORE]

Dr.Heller's MedLine Research Summaries
Leland Heller, M.D. has done extensive research in summarizing the research relevant to the biology of BPD. This recently updated page contains over 148 of Dr. Heller's summaries of important and significant research, 1985-2003.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » [ READ MORE]