Diagnosing Anakin Skywalker
by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD
A group of French researchers have proposed that Anakin Skywalker had Borderline Personality Disorder. This article looks at why, along with the evidence for and against such a diagnosis.
WHAT IS BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER?
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is essentially an inability to modulate (manage) emotion, which means all emotions come out far more intensely than the average person's — especially the
