Abstract of main article: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), also known as emotionally unstable personality disorder, is not a rare disorder. It affects about 2 percent of the population.

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"Borderline (Emotionally Unstable) Personality Prevalence - Statistics on the Frequency"

1. Kroll et al. (1982) Are there borderlines in Britain? A cross-validation of U.S. findings. Archives of General Psychiatry, 39 : 60-63 2. American Psychiatric Association (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th edition).
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