[Therapy of borderline personality disorder].

A short clarification of the diagnosis "Borderline Personality Disorder" is followed by a review of different therapeutic concepts. The patients usually have many social problems, therefore social rehabilitation can be the most important therapeutic measure. The concept of family-therapy is deemed important to counteract splitting phenomena in the triangle patient-family-medical doctor. Various pharmacological treatments are discussed. In the process of psychotherapy the physician should learn how to deal with impulsivity, unstable and intense interpersonal relationships, affective instability, and the tendency for physically self-damaging behavior in his patients.