Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder Management For Novice Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by a recurring long-standing p

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is much more common than you might imagine. A recent study on the prevalence of mental health disorders in the U.S. found that about 1.6% of the population has BPD. While that number may sound small, that means that there are more than four million people with BPD in the U.S. alone. Although many people have never heard of BPD, it is actually more common than many well-known disorders, such as schizophrenia.There is a large difference in the prevalence of BPD in women versus men; women are much more likely to be diagnosed with BPD. In fact, about 75% of those diagnosed with BPD in the U.S. are women. However, it is not known whether women are actually more prone to develop BPD or whether this is due to gender biases in the diagnosis of BPD. For example, it may be that men with the symptoms of BPD are just more likely to be misdiagnosed with other conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder or major depressive disorder.