Management Strategies for Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder Comorbidities in Adults with ADHD: A Narrative Review

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Struggling to distinguish ADHD from bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder in adults? A new review in Brain Sciences breaks down key diagnostic and treatment strategies for these complex comorbidities. It emphasizes the importance of age of onset and trait vs. state impulsivity for diagnosis, highlights the risk of stimulant misuse in BPD, and reinforces that mood stabilization must come first in ADHD + BD cases. Clinically relevant takeaways include considering topiramate for impulsivity in ADHD+BPD, and bupropion or methylphenidate (with caution) in stabilized ADHD+BD patients.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38002478/