Emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD) is debilitating psychiatric disorder, particularly common in female and forensic populations. However, appropriate pharmacological treatment to effectively manage symptoms of EUPD remains an unmet clinical need. Dopamine receptor partial agonists (DRPAs), such as aripiprazole, have a favourable tolerability profile and have demonstrated some benefits in targeting symptoms of emotional dysregulation, although, evidence regarding the effects of novel D2/D3 DRPA cariprazine in EUPD patients has been limited.
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