ICD-11 code : 6D11.5;
Preferred Label : Borderline pattern;
ICD-11 definition : The Borderline pattern descriptor may be applied to individuals whose pattern of personality
disturbance is characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal
relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity, as indicated by many
of the following: Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment; A pattern
of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships; Identity disturbance, manifested
in markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self; A tendency to act
rashly in states of high negative affect, leading to potentially self-damaging behaviours;
Recurrent episodes of self-harm; Emotional instability due to marked reactivity of
mood; Chronic feelings of emptiness; Inappropriate intense anger or difficulty controlling
anger; Transient dissociative symptoms or psychotic-like features in situations of
high affective arousal.;
Origin ID : 2006821354;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
The Borderline pattern descriptor may be applied to individuals whose pattern of personality
disturbance is characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal
relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity, as indicated by many
of the following: Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment; A pattern
of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships; Identity disturbance, manifested
in markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self; A tendency to act
rashly in states of high negative affect, leading to potentially self-damaging behaviours;
Recurrent episodes of self-harm; Emotional instability due to marked reactivity of
mood; Chronic feelings of emptiness; Inappropriate intense anger or difficulty controlling
anger; Transient dissociative symptoms or psychotic-like features in situations of
high affective arousal.
