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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex mental health condition characterized by pervasive instability in emotions, relationships, self-image, and behavior. Traditionally, BPD has been considered a disorder that primarily manifests in adulthood. However, there is growing recognition among mental health professionals that BPD can also affect children and adolescents. We will explore the question of whether a child can have BPD from a clinical psychiatrist's perspective and discuss the unique considerations and challenges involved in diagnosing and treating BPD in young individuals. Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Before delving into the topic of BPD in children, let's first gain a clear understanding of the disorder itself. BPD is characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotions. Individuals with BPD often experience intense and rapidly shifting emotions, struggle with impulsivity, have di...

Resilience is a term that is used to describe an individual's ability to withstand and recover quickly from difficult conditions. The word "resilience" comes from the Latin word "resilire," meaning "to leap back." This concept is not only important in the field of physics, where it describes a strained body's ability to recover its size and form following deformation, but also in the field of psychology, where it is used to describe an individual's ability to adapt to adversity and maintain a positive state of psychological functioning. However, defining resilience can be a challenge as the definitions of adversity and positive adaptation may vary based on the historical and sociocultural context within which the research was conducted, the researchers' conceptual proclivities, and the population sampled. Most researchers agree that both adversity and positive adaptation must be evident for resilience to be demonstrated. But, inconsistencie...