Borderline personality disorder in adults with intellectual disabilities

The manuscript of “Borderline personality disorder in adults with intellectual disabilities” arose from an interest in the world of intellectual disability when it is accompanied by a mental disorder. The work takes a journey from basic concepts about intellectual disability, the complexity it requires when it co-occurs with a mental disorder; in this case with a borderline personality disorder and a review of the different existing treatments and their peculiarities to be taken into account for their application with people of this profile. It ends with some practical cases where the complexity and need for trained professionals in this field can be observed.