Early detection and intervention for borderline personality disorder in adolescence

Poremećaji ličnosti su obrasci maladaptivnih crta ličnosti koji svoj početak imaju u djetinjstvu ili adolescenciji i utječu na pojedinca tijekom cijelog života. Granični poremećaj ličnosti (GPL) je vrlo težak, ali izlječiv mentalni poremećaj. Iako GPL ima početak u adolescenciji i ranoj odrasloj dobi, dijagnoza se često postavlja kasno. U većini slučajeva specifični tretman se nudi kasno u tijeku poremećaja, a i to relativno malom broju pojedinaca. Unatoč znanstvenim dokazima za validnost dijagnoze poremećaja ličnosti u djetinjstvu i adolescenciji, dijagnosticiranje često ostaje tabu u ovim dobnim skupinama.Personality disorders are patterns of maladaptive personality traits that have their onset in childhood or adolescence and have an impact on the individual throughout the life span. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a very severe but treatable mental disorder. Although BPD has its onset in adolescence and early adulthood, the diagnosis is often delayed. In most cases, specific treatment is only offered late in the course of the disorder and to relatively few individuals. Despite the scientific evidence for the validity of personality disorders in childhood and adolescence, many clinicians remain reluctant to use the diagnosis in young people