Citation

Streeck-Fischer A. MMW Fortschr. Med. 2002; 144(7): 41-4, 46.

Vernacular Title

Zehnjahriger beisst, schlagt, droht mit Selbstmord. So gefahrlich kann ein

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Urban and Vogel)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11887730

Abstract

Borderline disorders are situated in the area between neurosis and (schizophrenic) psychosis. In psycho-analytical terms, a "borderline personality organization" is characterized by the following criteria: weak sense of identity, poor reality control, permeable ego boundaries, multifarious defense reactions to impulsivity, disturbed object-relatedness with inappropriate relationship to the environment, and the assumption of a disorder/trauma during early childhood. Some 90% of the children have a history of traumatization in the past, e.g. a severe illness or sexual abuse. Various models are used to explain the multifarious disorders. What can be compensated in childhood via so-called "emergency maturation" and adaptation to the prevailing situation, is far more difficult from early adolescence onward. Then, external regulators, such as alcohol or drugs play a greater role in the re-establishment of inner equilibrium.

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