like what would signs and symptoms would cause a psychologist to diagnose a person with BPD?

Okay, above answer is a little extreme, but yes, you do need to be wary of psychiatric drugs, they hand them out all too easily and assume it will fix everything. and there has been some research so far suggesting SSRIs can increase the chances of feeling suicidal *in some people*.

A psychologist isn't a medical doctor so they can't make an official diagnosis but they can send you to a psychiatrist who can.

Symptoms are based on the current psychiatric diagnostic manual, DSM-IV (in USA and Australia, European one has a different name). not completely accurate but some info is in the sites below.

blackdoginstitute.org.au/publ…
helpguide.org/mental/bipolar_…

Hey. A psychologist or psychiatrist will use the DSM-IV criteria to diagnose Borderline Personality Disorder.

But, the most common symptoms that are "red flags" are:
Fear of abandonment
Self-harm
Primative defense mechanisms like Splitting, where you make people all-good or all-bad

There are 9 criteria, but these 3 are very specific to BPD.

self harm
suicidal thoughts
substance abuse
feelings of emptiness
low self esteem
anxiety/depression

no matter what the symptoms are, STAY away from the pill pushers!

1 in 5 people can't metabolize the POISON they push on b.p.d.'s and it MAKES THEM SUICIDAL/HOMICIDAL!

2 of these were my brother in law, then his son, both KILLED BY THAT CRAP!

im NOT PLAYING HERE!

stay away from the ssri's!

Could u tell me what the symptoms of depression and/or bpd?

Depression is often associated with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). the symptoms of depression can be found by typing "depression" into Yahoo! web search and looking it up in one of the numerous links that come up. Wikipedia has a good summary

BPD symptoms, causes, treatment and other info can be found by going to the following two links:

nimh.nih.gov/publicat/bpd.cfm

mayoclinic.com/health/borderline-p…

Good luck, good health, peace and love!