Borderline Personality Disorder: Two Case Reports

Two patients of Borderline Personality disorder are reported and the condition is briefly discussed. A 24 year old female patient presented with aggressive behavior, suicidal attempts, emotional instability, and poor interpersonal relationship. Poor adjustment in the school and with siblings was reported. Father is very dominant and strict in nature and becomes aggressive and irritable on minor issue. There is history of sexual relationship with multiple partners and two abortions. There is history of multiple suicidal attempts and sexual abuse by her boss. Mental status examination showed increased speech productivity, labile affect with no features of psychosis. A 24 year old male driver was referred with history alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking since 6 years, cannabis consumption since 3 years and occasionally taking opioids. Since school time he has noticed that he gets irritable very easily. Whenever he would get into any fight he would feel like ending his life and has had multiple suicidal attempts in the past. He has had three relationships in the past 6 years. He feels distressed as he doesn't know who he is and what he wants to do in his life. Mental status examination showed mild depression without features of psychosis.