I am reading "Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder" by Marsha Linehan at the moment. It is a challenging read both mentally and emotionally as I read about what I feel is myself. I cannot quote from the book as yet as I am still wading through the initial chapters, The history of how the term borderline came about and how the actual diagnostic criteria for BPD in the latest DSM IV was formed .

Linehan and colleagues have formed the Biosocial theory and it is out of this that DBT was developed as the most effectual tool in the treatment of BPD in our day.

Biosocial is broken down as follows

Major Theorists - Linenhan, Millon, Turner

What is meant by borderline - a specific personality disorder comprising of emotional dysregulation, Interpersonal dysregulation, Behavioral dysregulation, Cognitive dysregulation and Self dysfuntion

Etiology of the disease - Nature/Nurture

Recommended Treatment - Modified behavior/cognitive behavior therapy - DBT

Thats as far as I have read, so apologies if it is over simplistic.

Interestingly BPD'rs are compared to people with third degree burns, touch us and our emotions hurt like hell.