>Based on my readings, I understood that most psychiatrists think treatment is unlikely to work. It's very likely your sources are pretty stale. For several d

>Based on my readings, I understood that most psychiatrists think treatment is unlikely to work. It's very likely your sources are pretty stale. For several decades, yes, the prognosis for BPD was quite poor. But this is no longer true and has not been true really since at least the late 90s. BPD is much, _much_ better understood than it was in the 70s/80s, thanks in large part to the work of Marsha Linehan[0]. Depending on various factors the prognosis can actually be very good, and people can and do get better from even fairly severe BPD. (See e.g. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/209726 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/... ) I've watched this happen with a close family member and I'm happy to provide a bunch more resources etc (email in profile). [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_M._Linehan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_M._Linehan