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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental illness that centers on the difficulty or inability to manage emotions effectively. The disorder occurs in the context of relationships: sometimes all relationships are affected, sometimes only one. It usually begins during adolescence or early adulthood. While some persons with BPD are high functioning in certain settings, their private lives may be in turmoil. Most people who have BPD suffer from problems regulating their emotions and thoughts, impulsive and sometimes reckless behavior, and unstable relationships. Other disorders, such as depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, substance abuse and other personality disorders can often exist 

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Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based therapy often used to treat BPD- though there is evidence that DBT can be useful in treating mood disorders, suicidal ideation, and for change in behavioral patterns such as self harm and substance abuse. DBT involves a process in which therapist and client work with acceptance and change-oriented strategies, and ultimately balance and synthesize them. The overall goal of DBT skills training is to help individuals change behavioral, emotional, thinking, and interpersonal patterns associated with problems in living.