Journal article
Borderline Personality Disorder and Substance Abuse: Consequences of Comorbidity
Abstract
The objective of this paper was to examine the prognostic significance of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and substance abuse in a cohort of former inpatients screened for BPD and followed up prospectively seven years after the index admission. The impact of comorbidity on borderline psychopathology, impulsivity and psychosocial functioning was examined. The original cohort was assembled between April 1983 and December 1985. Admissions …
Authors
Links PS; Heslegrave RJ; Mitton JE; Van Reekum R; Patrick J
Journal
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 9–14
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
February 1995
DOI
10.1177/070674379504000105
ISSN
0706-7437