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symptom

symptom In this context, a symptom is a feature or experience linked with a mental disorder.

In this context, a symptom is a feature or experience linked with a mental disorder. Symptoms help describe a condition and can help distinguish one disorder from another when some features overlap.

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Drafting source: National Institute of Mental Health. Borderline Personality Disorder. HTML publication snapshot 2026-10-18; SHA-256 d784450c62eaafb925736033f3defd9be6ae044c6aaea46d988da9b9a8e8383d. “Borderline Personality Disorder” (https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/borderline-personality-disorder).
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