What is Borderline Personality Disorder? Also known as BPD, Borderline Personality Disorder is a mental disorder categorized by the inability of the patient to manage his emotions. This mental health condition entails complex emotions, impulsive behavior, and intense mood swings. As a result, the individual cannot maintain stable relations, severely impacting his personal life. This disease...
More than 220 million people live in Pakistan. About 500 of those people, however, are psychiatrists. The numbers are even more striking when considering Pakistan’s rural areas, where there is only about one psychiatrist for every one million people. Stigma and other societal constraints also contribute toward Pakistanis not getting the mental health care they need, resulting in an almost 90%...