The 24-Year Course of Symptomatic Disorders in Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder and Personality-Disordered Comparison Subjects: Description and Prediction of Recovery From BPD.

Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that symptomatic disorders co occur less commonly with BPD over time, particularly for recovered borderline patients. They also suggest that the absence of substance use disorders is the strongest predictor of achieving recovery from BPD.