Is Anakin Skywalker suffering from borderline personality disorder?

Psychiatry Res. 2011 Jan 30;185(1-2):299. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2009.03.031. Epub 2010 May 26.

Abstract

Anakin Skywalker, one of the main characters in the "Star Wars" films, meets the criteria for borderline personality disorder (BPD). This finding is interesting for it may partly explain the commercial success of these movies among adolescents and be useful in educating the general public and medical students about BPD symptoms.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Borderline Personality Disorder / diagnosis*
  • Borderline Personality Disorder / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Motion Pictures