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A study comparing the experiences of family and friends of young people with borderline personality disorder features with family and friends of young people with other serious illnesses and general population adults.

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Abstract
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Family and friends ('carers') of adults with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and carers of young people with other serious illnesses experience significant adversity but research on the experiences of caring for a young person with BPD features is sparse. This study aimed to: (i) describe the experiences of carers of young people with BPD features; (ii) compare them with published data assessing carers of young people with other serious illnesses and with adults from the general population.

Year of Publication
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0
Journal
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Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation
Volume
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7
Number of Pages
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17
Date Published
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2020
URL
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https://bpded.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40479-020-00128-4
DOI
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10.1186/s40479-020-00128-4
Short Title
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Borderline Personal Disord Emot Dysregul
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