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Despite the high clinical burden and elevated suicide risk associated with this disorder, guidance for emergency decision-making remains fragmented and sometimes contradictory.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This scoping review aimed to identify key elements informing emergency psychiatric assessment, disposition decisions, and acute management strategies for adults diagnosed with BPD. Methods: Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines, four electronic databases were searched for studies published between January 1\n                      <jats:sup>st,<\/jats:sup>\n                      2000, and December 31\n                      <jats:sup>st<\/jats:sup>\n                      , 2025, examining evaluation, orientation, or management of adults with BPD in emergency settings. Eligible studies were screened independently, and data were charted and synthesized thematically.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Twelve studies met inclusion criteria. Three interrelated domains emerged: structured suicide risk assessment contextualized within chronic vulnerability; preference for brief, goal-directed crisis hospitalization over prolonged inpatient admission; and cautious, symptom-targeted pharmacological use limited primarily to short-term management of acute agitation. Evidence consistently highlighted a paradox in which individuals with BPD often present with severe distress but are admitted less frequently than other psychiatric populations. Emerging clinical pathways emphasize voluntary short stays, rapid follow-up, and linkage to outpatient services to reduce recurrent emergency presentations and iatrogenic harm. Overall, pharmacotherapy plays an adjunctive rather than a central role in emergency care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Emergency encounters with individuals living with BPD represent critical inflection points in trajectories often marked by recurrent crises and suicide risk. Current evidence supports structured, formulation-based assessment, time-limited crisis stabilization, and integration with outpatient services, while underscoring significant gaps in high-quality research. 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