Comorbilidad de trastornos afectivos y síntomas de trastorno límite de personalidad en pacientes de entre 18 y 50 años del hospital psiquiátrico “Dr. Rafael Serrano”, Puebla

Introduction: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and affective disorders (AD) have overlapping various risk factors: substance abuse, social disadvantage, poverty, exposure to violence, child abuse, parental conflict, parental rejection, etc. Both conditions tend to mutually reinforce each other throughout adolescence and young adulthood, reporting a comorbidity of 59 %. BDP ins characterized by: sensitivity to rejection, instability, emotional intensity and volatility, as well as impulsive behaviors associated with high suicide rates and limitations in functionality, making it essential to determine comorbidity in order to direct comprehensive approaches. Objective: To determine the comorbidity between affective disorders and symptoms of borderline personality disorder in users of the Dr. Rafael Serrano psychiatric hospital. Method: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, prospective, unicentric, and homogenic study was conducted. In 49 participants who attended the outpatient consultation service. Using the review of medical records and the Borderline Symptom List 23 questionnaire in Spanish (BSL-23). Descriptive statistics were employed. Results: 87.17 % of the participants obtained scores suggestive of a diagnosis of BPD, with the most frequent diagnosis being Major Depressive Disorder, followed by Persistent Depressive Disorder in the subgroup of individuals with a severity above 0.64. According to the BSL-23 score, the severity of the symptoms of borderline personality disorder was moderate. Discussion and conclusions: Borderline personality disorder is a significant comorbidity among affective disorders.