Posted by Else on July 23, 2001, at 18:13:04
In reply to Re: questions-borderline personality disorder, posted by MM on July 23, 2001, at 8:21:09
> Thanks, both of you. I think I'll just keep that I identify with borderline to myself, stick with BPII dx, but read about it. Any book reccomendations?
> BTW the thinking that it is the female version of ADD is really interesting.
This is my theory and don't read too much into this. It's just that I think female ADD sufferers tend to be under-diagnosed and are considered BPD while the same symptoms in men would be considered to be ADD. There is this unconscious bias in doctors. More men are supposed to have ADD and more women are supposed to have BPD and there is enough overlap between the two disorders to allow for considerable confusion. Also there are differences in emotional behavior between men and women which might blur the picture even more. I am not saying I'm convinced of this but that it is probably a common misdiagnosis.
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