Patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) account for about 20% of psychiatric inpatients and can often present challenges on the unit. In this fact sheet, we describe a systematic approach to diagnosis.

Personality disorders (PDs) are enduring patterns of behavior, cognition, and emotional regulation that can complicate treatment and disrupt the therapeutic environment of the unit. 

Providing patients with resources as they transition from inpatient psychiatric units to outpatient care is vital for their continued support and recovery. 

Supportive therapy is a psychotherapeutic approach focused on providing emotional and practical support and strengthening a patient's coping mechanisms. 

Coding inpatient psychiatric visits is a way of briefly describing how much work you did and therefore how much money the insurance company should pay for the visit.