Posted by Elizabeth on July 27, 2001, at 20:37:53
In reply to Re: questions-borderline personality disorder, posted by MM on July 27, 2001, at 7:28:31
> ... it mentioned that there's an excess blood flow in the pthyolomus (or something like that heh)
"hypothalamus?"
> And BTW Else, I think there might be something to your theory that ADD in women is dxd BPD because something like 80% of BPD's are women.
And BPD is very much a fad diagnosis. At some hospitals, it seems like just about every depressed young woman is dx'd with BPD, regardless of symptoms.
> Wouldn't that make it one of two mental disorders (or w/e) that's much more prevalent among one sex?
I'd look at it as a single disorder that manifests somewhat differently depending on gender.
> And like you mentioned, the fact that women and men express/feel etc. so differently would make it seem like maybe it's the same thing, but just looks different.
I agree. Some of the differences may be culture-bound.
-elizabeth
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