ICD-Code F60.31: Emotionally unstable personality disorder: Borderline
You have a personality disorder that is characterized by a difficulty controlling your emotions.
Everyone has personal characteristics that are deeply rooted. The personality involves certain patterns: how one things, feels and behaves. With a personality disorder, these patterns differ greatly from the majority of the population. This can be very stressful and lead to difficulties in daily life. It may also cause problems at work or in social relationships.
When emotions are strong and difficult to control, moods may shift rapidly. People with this disorder are usually easily irritated or angered. You may sometimes act spontaneously without giving sufficient regard to the potential consequences of your actions for other people. This can lead to arguments and conflict with other people. It may also result in self-harming behavior.
Typically, people with the disorder feel very anxious about the possibility of being abandoned by others. As a result, rejections normally cause extreme feelings of hurt. For this reason, relationships can be intense but also very volatile. Your self-image may be unstable. You may be uncertain about what is important to you or what you want. You may feel empty inside.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
The explanation of the ICD code was provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).