Health care costs of borderline personality disorder and matched controls with major depressive disorder: a comparative study based on anonymized claims data

摘要

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) pose a significant burden to the German health care system in terms of direct and indirect costs. The aim of this study was to determine the incremental costs that arise due to the treatment of patients with BPD, in relation to MDD patients adjusted for gender and age.