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The borderline diagnosis in children and adolescents

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Use of the diagnosis ‘borderline’ by child and adolescent psychiatrists was explored through a questionnaire survey. A large number of respondents indicated agreement regarding transferability of three of the Gunderson and Singer criteria, defined for adults, to a child and adolescent population. The author provides descriptive criteria for ‘borderline’ children and adolescents based on the Gunderson and Singer criteria.

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  1. Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario

    S. J. Bradley MD

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Bradley, S.J. The borderline diagnosis in children and adolescents. Child Psych Hum Dev 12, 121–127 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00709628

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