Neighbourhood characteristics and the treated incidence rate of borderline personality pathology among young people.
O'Donoghue BrianChantal MichelKatherine N ThompsonMarialuisa CaveltiScott EatonJennifer K BettsClaire FowlerStefan LuebbersMichael KaessAndrew M ChanenPublished in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2023)
Borderline personality pathology has a higher treated incidence in the more socially deprived and fragmented neighbourhoods. These findings have implications for funding and location of clinical services for young people with borderline personality pathology. Prospective, longitudinal studies should examine neighbourhood characteristics as potential aetiological factors for borderline personality pathology.