Using commercially available films to teach about borderline personality disorder.

Commercial films on videotape may be helpful in teaching medical students, residents, and other mental health trainees about various topics in psychiatry. Recommendations are made on the use of specific films, scenes, and characters to illustrate the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for borderline personality disorder (BPD). The authors list 33 films depicting various aspects of BPD that might be used for teaching purposes.