Substance Use Disorders and Borderline Personality: Common Bedfellows
September 2011
by Randy A. Sansone, MD, and Lori A. Sansone, MD
Dr. R. Sansone is a professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio, and Director of Psychiatry Education at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, Ohio; Dr. L. Sansone is a family medicine physician (civilian) and Medical Director, Family Health Clinic, Wright-Patterson Medical Center in WPAFB, Ohio. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the United States Air Force, Department of Defense, or US government.
Innov Clin Neurosci. 2011;8(9):10–13
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October 8th, 2011 at 3:37 am
The article highlights an ever increasing problem I encounter in my clinical practice. Certainly life long poly-substance use is associated with a number of comorbid mental health conditions including BPD. In my clinical experience, Those individuals on poly substance- use diagnosed with BPD are also more likely to abuse prescription medications such as benzodiazepines, alprazolam in particular. The latter applies equally to men and women.