Similarities between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and borderline personality disorder symptoms
| Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom | Borderline Personality Disorder symptom | |
|---|---|---|
| Similarities between symptoms of DSM-IV and ICD-10 | Dissociative amnesia, flashback, emotional numbness, anger | Transient dissociation, chronic emptiness, intense anger |
| Similarities to the newly defined symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder on the DSM-5 | General negative changes in cognition, mood, behavior | Identity confusion, distrust in interpersonal relationship, instability of negative mood, impulsivity, self-harm |
DSM-IV, The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition; DSM-5, The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision