Childhood borderline personality disorder in limelight

Is it real? Is it THAT real? Is it overdiagnosed? Is it the new autism?

I’d definitely say “no” to the last rhetorical question. There’s more fire than smoke with this as compared to the spike in autism. As to the others, I just don’t know.

But, this in-depth story from the NYT Magazine is thought-provoking at least.

Part of the surge in childhood BPD is a rediagnosis of many ADD/ADHD cases. Does that mean, perhaps, that we’re trying for a level of precision in childhood psychological diagnosis that just isn’t possible?

That isn’t so far-fetched, I don’t think.

That said, if something like BPD is actually on the rise among children, why?

The story doesn’t really have an answer.