1. By Christian Smith BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER

2. SYMPTOMS? Efforts to avoid abandonment Difficult relationships Unstable self-image Self-damaging actions Suicidal thoughts Emotional overreactions Feeling of emptiness Problems of anger Paranoia

3. DIAGNOSED? 5 of 9 criteria present to be diagnosed. 4 of the 9 criteria

4. PEOPLE? 1%-2% of population are diagnosed, or show the symptoms.

5. TREATMENT? Antidepressants Anti-anxiety Social support Hospitalization Psychotherapy

6. FUNCTION? Struggle trying to function. Constant paranoia. Suicidal thoughts.

7. PROGNOSIS? Depends on the mood swings, and depression. Stress makes symptoms worse.

8. FAMOUS? NFL Player Brandon Marshall Author Susanna Kaysen Psychologist Marsha Linehan Possibility Joan Crawford may have it.

9. SUPPORT? May is Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month, as declared by the US House of Representatives.

10. SIGNIFICANCE? Most significant thing I learned was that May is the awareness month.

11. RESOURCES? http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/tc/borderline-personality-disorder-symptoms http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline_personality_disorder#Notable_people www. borderlinepersonalitydisorder.com www. borderlinepersonalitydisorder.com