Testing an APA Practice Guideline: SymptomTargeted Medication Utilization for Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder
Oldham J, Bender D, Skodol A, Dyck I, Sanislow C, Yen S, Grilo C, Shea M, Zanarini M, Gunderson J, McGlashan T. Testing an APA Practice Guideline: SymptomTargeted Medication Utilization for Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder. FOCUS The Journal Of Lifelong Learning In Psychiatry 2005, 3: 484-488. DOI: 10.1176/foc.3.3.484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBorderline personality disorderMedication utilizationPractice guidelinesPersonality disorderAmerican Psychiatric Association's Practice GuidelineImpulsive-behavioral dyscontrolPsychotropic medication treatmentClasses of medicationsTreatment of patientsComorbid Axis I conditionsAPA practice guidelinesAxis I conditionsAnticonvulsant useMedication treatmentCognitive-perceptual symptomsFunctional impairmentMedication practicesBPD patientsPatientsBPD symptomsSymptomsAffective dysregulationDisordersFunctioning variablesTreatment