Causes and Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder in Light of Genetic and Environmental Influences

Abstract

Borderline personality disorder is a common and serious personality disorder, and it has been one of the hotspots of clinical research because of the severe and incurable impairment of social functioning in borderline personality disorder. Based on this issue, this paper summarizes the influencing factors for the formation of bpd through reviewing previous literature, including the intra-individual factors (genetic, biological, gene-environment interaction) and environmental factors (upbringing, parental emotional instability, childhood abuse, low education level, diverse childhood trauma). In addition, relevant treatments including medical and non-medical treatments (psychodynamic therapy, supportive therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy) are also discussed. It has been found through research that the etiology of borderline personality disorder is complex, has an extremely profound impact on the patient, and is highly debated in terms of treatment. Some of the current psychotherapeutic methods are more effective, on the basis of which some treatments about medical and pharmacological treatments can be added, or the combination of psychological plus pharmacological dual treatments and the combination of different psychological treatments are necessary for further research in order to obtain better treatment results. The summary in this article is intended to give mental health practitioners some suggestions and inspiration for treating borderline personality disorder.