Rates of psychotropic medication use reported by borderline patients and axis II comparison subjects over 16 years of prospective follow-up.

The purpose of this study was to assess the classes and types of psychotropic medication reported by borderline patients and axis II comparison subjects over 16 years of prospective follow-up. Medication use was assessed at baseline using a semistructured interview of proven reliability and validity as well as its follow-up analog at 8 contiguous 2-year follow-up periods. A significantly higher percentage of borderline patients than axis II comparison subjects reported taking an antidepressant, an anxiolytic, an antipsychotic, and a mood stabilizer over time.