# MHApps BPD – Be Aware Of Medication Limitations – BPD EUPD GP Health Professional

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- 9. Be aware of the limitations of medication The temptation to prescribe medication to alleviate an individual’s distress is immense. There is often an expectation from the patient that you will prescribe. If they can manage a crisis without external pharmacological assistance, this will greatly enhance their perceived self-efficacy and confidence for future crises. It will assist them in accepting responsibility for things being different and reduce the tendency to view themselves as sick. Co-morbid conditions such as a major depressive episode should be treated in their own right but will not prevent the reactivity that is characteristic of BPD / EUPD.

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GP