However, it is now generally accepted that personality traits can change over time, and that these changes can emerge at any point in the lifespan.19 Longer-term evaluations of individuals with BPD have demonstrated significant improvement over time.20,21,22 In these studies, tracking borderline patients over a ten-year period, up to two-thirds of the patients no longer exhibited five of the nine defining criteria for BPD and therefore could be considered “cured,” since they no longer
