Goal: essay on a borderline personality disorder in the adolescent population
Content Requirements:
Create a case study of a patient based on your assigned group topic.  
The essay must provide information:
Introduce a fictitious patient with a disease or disorder based on your assigned group topic.  Must specifically address the disease as it relates to one of the following populations:  infants, toddlers, school-aged children, adolescents, adults, or the elderly.
Definition of the disease or disorder
Epidemiology of the disease or disorder: 
Incidence and Prevalence
4. Pathogenesis
Pathophysiology of the disease/disorder to the cellular level.
Including genetics/genomics, neurotransmitters, and neurobiology of this specific disorder.
5.Clinical features of the disease or disorder
History of the patient’s problems
Physical findings
Psychiatric findings (Using DSM5-TR diagnosis only.)
6.Recommendations
Treatment recommendations according to the US clinical guidelines. 
Patient education for management and anticipatory guidance.
Non-pharmaceutical, cultural, and spiritual considerations must be addressed.
Format Requirements: 
Followed 7th Edition APA formatting including citation of references.
Incorporate a minimum of 4 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work. Journal articles and books should be referenced according to APA style (the library has a copy of the APA Manual).