The Concept of Rehabilitation in Borderline Psychiatry

Abstract

Official statistics indicate that during the last decade, the frequency of borderline mental disorders has rapidly increased. Among those disorders significant numbers involve neurotic and somatoform disorders, reactive depressions, disorders of adaptation, and acute, prolonged, or delayed reactions to stress. Adverse environmental conditions and the vulnerability of individual personalities are considered to play a leading role in the genesis of these disorders. The range of psychogenic factors that give rise to borderline disorders is relatively broad; they include negative macrosocial processes, changes in way of life, extreme situations in war and peacetime, interpersonal conflicts, difficult family situations, personal failures, misfortunes, losses, etc. The development of pathological symptoms is accompanied by maladjustment, disruptions in the patient's social interactions and functioning in the community, family, everyday life, and on the job, and a decrease in the value and quality of life all of which frequently lead to various behavioral deviations: suicidal behavior, aggressive and criminal acts, and/or alcoholism and drug addiction [1, 4, 5]. It is important to bear in mind the following three interrelated con-