Abstract
Letters and Corrections1 August 1982Alcohol and the Borderline PersonalityGREGORY E. BERGER, M.D.GREGORY E. BERGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-97-2-280_3 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: As a medical director of an alcoholism treatment center, I have a different perspective on the five case histories included in the article (1) on the borderline personality.The recurrent themes of labile personality changes, hostility, manipulation, defiance, marital problems, and physical ailments are characteristic of the untreated alcoholic. Regardless of the correct diagnosis, it is significant that none of the proposed management plans included aggressive therapy for alcoholism. Nor did the plans suggest reevaluating the diagnosis of borderline personality after a period of prolonged sobriety as a treatment stratagem.In an earlier article, Clark (2) suggested...
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