I-A SPECIAL: A Mnemonic for DSM-5 Borderline Personality Disorder Diagnostic Criteria View PDF

^*Hani Raoul Khouzam
Medicine, One Medical Center Drive, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, United States

^*Corresponding Author:

Hani Raoul Khouzam
Medicine, One Medical Center Drive, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, United States
Email:Hani.R.Khouzam@hitchcock.org

Published on: 2016-05-23

Abstract

A mnemonic is developed to assist clinicians in recalling the diagnostic criteria for patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). For each letter of the mnemonic a DSM-5 diagnostic criterion is described. The mnemonic statement was designed to portray some of the unique facets of patients who suffer from BPD and to reflect a positive and optimistic view of this difficult disorder. It is hoped that clinicians who treat patients with BPD would find the suggested mnemonic helpful in assisting them in recalling the nine DSM-5 diagnostic criteria of BPD.

Keywords

Borderline; Mnemonic; Personality disorder

Introduction

Individuals with BPD may present a diagnostic challenge for clinicians due to their association with other co-occurring psychiatric conditions. The purpose of this report is to describe a mnemonic device which can provide clinicians with a useful tool to remember the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) which could lead to an accurate diagnosis and subsequently resulting in prompt and appropriate treatments thus improving patients with BPD prognosis and recovery.