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<strong>COSIG</strong> Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006<br />

Numbers and Statistics<br />

• Persons with “pure” BPD significantly<br />

more female—86%<br />

• Persons with “pure” APD significantly<br />

more male—81%<br />

• Persons with both or “mixed” APD and<br />

BPD—55% female and 45% male<br />

Therapy Implications (Zanarini &<br />

Gunderson, 1997)<br />

• Persons who meet the criteria for both<br />

disorders may be better understood and<br />

treated if the Borderline diagnosis is<br />

considered the dominant, or hierarchically<br />

significant, designation.<br />

• This honors the basic principle that people<br />

deserve a treatment trial that may be<br />

beneficial.<br />

Other Therapeutic<br />

Considerations<br />

• Does the individual show evidence (not<br />

primarily in words) of a desire for getting<br />

attached to others?<br />

• Does the person have a capacity to<br />

tolerate unpleasant feelings (sadness,<br />

shame, guilt, envy)?<br />

• Are there social supports that reflect some<br />

positive social values?<br />

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