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DSM-5Borderline personality disorder

Differential considerations

Borderline personality disorder

Review the supplied alternatives by course, threshold, context, and exclusion. The list is not ranked and does not replace a complete assessment.

F60.3Personality DisordersLocal clinical reference

Structured review aid · not ranked

Each item is taken from the supplied local diagnosis record. Open matched records to review their complete criteria.

6 considerations

Review lens

6 considerations

Differential consideration

Bipolar II disorder

F31.81Mood Disorders

Why consider it

episodic mood elevation; not reactive mood instability

Criteria and features to review

A. Hypomanic episode threshold has been met.
B. Major depressive episode threshold has been met.
C. There has never been a manic episode.
D. The mood episodes are not better explained by schizoaffective disorder or another schizophrenia-spectrum or psychotic disorder.

Questions to clarify

Which documented criteria and exclusions are met for each possibility?
What timeline, course, and functional change best distinguishes the alternatives?
Are substance, medication, medical, developmental, and contextual explanations adequately assessed?

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