THE ABUSE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS: A RELATIONSHIP WITH BORDERLINE PERSONALITY?

Authors

  • Randy A. Sansone, MD
  • Charlene Lam, BS
  • Michael W. Wiederman, PhD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2010.0104

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Author Biographies

Randy A. Sansone, MD

Professor in Psychiatry and Internal Medicine, Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio Director of Psychiatry Education, Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, Ohio

Charlene Lam, BS

Medical Student, Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio

Michael W. Wiederman, PhD

Professor in Psychology, Department of Human Relations at Columbia College in Columbia, South Carolina

References

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Results from the 2007 national survey on drug use and health care: National findings. Available at http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/NSDUH/2k7NSDUH/2k7results.cfm. Accessed March 2, 2010.

Sansone RA, Sansone LA: Borderline Personality in the Medical Setting. Unmasking and Managing the Difficult Patient. New York: Nova Science, 2007: 65-66.

Sansone RA, Wiederman MW: The abuse of prescription medications: Borderline personality patients in psychiatric versus non-psychiatric settings. Int J Psychiatry Med. 2009; 39: 147-154.

Hyler SE: Personality Diagnostic Questionniare-4. New York: Author, 1994.

Sansone RA, Wiederman MW, Sansone LA : The Self-Harm Inventory (SHI): Development of a scale for identifying selfdestructive behaviors and borderline personality disorder. J Clin Psychol. 1998; 54: 973-983.

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Published

01/29/2018

How to Cite

Sansone, MD, R. A., C. Lam, BS, and M. W. Wiederman, PhD. “THE ABUSE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS: A RELATIONSHIP WITH BORDERLINE PERSONALITY?”. Journal of Opioid Management, vol. 6, no. 3, Jan. 2018, pp. 159-60, doi:10.5055/jom.2010.0104.

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