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Borderline personality disorder and clozapine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Emer Rutledge ,
Mary O'Regan  and
Damian Mohan
Emer Rutledge
Affiliation:
Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, Dublin 14, Ireland
Mary O'Regan
Affiliation:
Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, Dublin 14, Ireland
Damian Mohan
Affiliation:
Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, Dublin 14, Ireland
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Abstract

Clozapine is an atypical anti-psychotic medication that has proved useful in the management of both psychotic and mood disorders and that has been shown to decrease aggression and the risk of suicide, which suggests that clozapine may be useful in the management of severe borderline personality disorder. Here we present the case of a 36 year old female with severe borderline personality disorder with symptoms of psychosis, aggression and violence. We discuss how treatment with clozapine resulted in a marked clinical improvement in this patient.

Keywords

ClozapineBorderline personality disorderSelf-mutilation behaviours
Type
Case Report
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , March 2007 , pp. 40 - 41
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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