SynthesisPloS one2016
Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder: A Systematic Review of the Perspectives of Consumers, Clinicians, Family and Carers.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Impact of Psychological Interventions on Functioning in the Context of Borderline Personality Disorder Features for Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Pharmacological interventions for people with borderline personality disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Non-response to psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder: A systematic review.The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Recovery from borderline personality disorder in relation to the concept of "a life worth living": a therapist perspective.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2026Article
- A profile of occupational therapy practice in Australia for people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.Australian occupational therapy journal · 2026Article
- The Experience of Participating in Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Employment Program: Perspectives of Four Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- Experiences of loneliness among people with a diagnosis of 'personality disorder': A qualitative interview study in the UK.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Psychosocial functioning in personality disorders.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2025Review
- InvestigatingBrain sciences · 2025Article
- Reinforcing Gaps? A Rapid Review of Innovation in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Treatment.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Towards an informed research agenda for the field of personality disorders by experts with lived and living experience and researchers.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2024Article
- Symptom domains and psychosocial functioning in borderline personality disorder.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2024Article
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- Life experienced as worth living and beyond: a qualitative study of the pathways to recovery and flourishing amongst individuals treated for borderline personality disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Patient perspectives on non-response to psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder: a qualitative study.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2023Article
- Differentiating between intrapsychic symptoms and behavioral expressions of borderline personality disorder in relation to childhood emotional maltreatment and emotion dysregulation: an exploratory investigation.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Article
- Advancing the treatment of long-lasting borderline personality disorder: a feasibility and acceptability study of an expanded DBT-based skills intervention.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2022Article
- Evaluation of a skills-based peer-led art therapy online-group for people with emotion dysregulation.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2022Article
- Structural stigma and its impact on healthcare for borderline personality disorder: a scoping review.International journal of mental health systems · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeLongitudinal studies support that symptomatic remission from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is common, but recovery from the disorder probably involves a broader set of changes in psychosocial function over and above symptom relief. A systematic review of literature on both symptomatic and personal recovery from BPD was conducted including the views of consumers, clinicians, family and carers. MATERIALS AND
methodsA PRISMA guided systematic search identified research examining the process of recovery from BPD. Longitudinal studies with a follow-up period of five or more years were included to avoid treatment effects.
resultsThere were 19 studies, representing 11 unique cohorts (1,122 consumers) meeting the review criteria. There was a limited focus on personal recovery and the views of family and carers were absent from the literature. Rates of remission and recovery differ depending upon individual and methodological differences between studies. Data on symptomatic remission, recurrence and diagnosis retainment suggests that BPD is a stable condition, where symptomatic remission is possible and the likelihood of recurrence following a period of remission is low.
conclusionSymptomatic remission from BPD is common. However, recovery including capacities such as engaging in meaningful work was seldom described. Future research needs broader measures of recovery as a sub-syndromal experience, monitoring consumer engagement in meaningful vocation and relationships, with or without the limitations of BPD.
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