PARENTAL BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER: A QUALITATIVE THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES OF CHILDREN.
Although Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the most prevalent personality disorders in the United States, the lived experiences of children raised by a parent with BPD are under-researched. The primary focus in clinical and therapeutic settings is on the individual with BPD. However, d...
| Published in: | Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 260 - 286 |
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