Borderline Personality Disorder, Discrimination, and Survivors of Chronic Childhood Trauma
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17814119 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea Nicki (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 218-245 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1937-4577 • E-ISSN: 1937-4585 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/ijfab.9.1.218 |
| OpenAlex | W2298727609 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 42 |
In this paper, I argue that the pervasive assignment of the psychiatric diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) to female survivors of chronic childhood trauma pathologizes their life experiences, behavior, and survival strategies. I build on Nancy Potter's argument that diagnostic and clinical practices related to BPD are significantly informed by cultural and gender norms. I maintain that clinicians and society need to appreciate better the life experiences, social situations, and moral virtues of survivors. I conclude with a consideration of Judith Herman's alternate diagnosis of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) and discuss various limitations of current mental health treatment of survivors
Borderline personality disorder · Mental health · Personality · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Psychiatry Disrupted
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
From Psychiatric Patient to Citizen
Contesting Psychiatry
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Chronically Parasuicidal Borderline Patients
Prevalence, Correlates, Disability, and Comorbidity of DSM-IV Borderline Personality Disorder
The impact of child sexual abuse on health
DSM-IV Personality Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication
Burden and consequences of child maltreatment in high-income countries
Aftermath
The Disability Studies Reader
User Involvement in Research and Evaluation
Madness, childhood adversity and narrative psychiatry
Lessons from the borderline
I. Women at the Margins
When she was bad
A Critique of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and the DSM
Patients, consumers and survivors
Patient and public involvement in health research
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |