The relationship between childhood history of ADHD symptoms and DSM-IV borderline personality disorder features among personality disordered outpatients: The moderating role of gender and the mediating roles of emotion dysregulation and impulsivity

2015 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 121-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Fossati ◽  
Kim L. Gratz ◽  
Serena Borroni ◽  
Cesare Maffei ◽  
Antonella Somma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Adhd Symptoms ◽  
History Of ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Personality Disordered ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Perceived Caretaker Malevolence During Childhood Reported by Borderline Patients and Personality-Disordered Comparison Subjects: Description and Prediction

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 699-707
Author(s):  
Maria E. Ridolfi ◽  
Christina M. Temes ◽  
Emily K. Fraser ◽  
Frances R. Frankenburg ◽  
Mary C. Zanarini
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Family History ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Abuse Severity ◽  
Borderline Patients ◽  
History Of ◽  
Personality Disordered ◽  
The Relationship

This study has two purposes. The first is to assess the rates of childhood malevolence by caretakers reported by a well-defined sample of inpatients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and comparison subjects with other personality disorders. The second purpose is to determine the relationship between reported malevolence of caretakers and possible risk factors for this experience. Two reliable interviews were administered to 290 borderline inpatients and 72 personality-disordered comparison subjects to address these aims. Malevolence was reported by a significantly higher percentage of borderline patients than comparison subjects (58% vs. 33%). In multivariate analyses, severity of other forms of abuse, severity of neglect, and a family history of a dramatic cluster personality disorder were found to significantly predict perceived malevolence. Taken together, the results of this study suggest that experiencing malevolence is common and distinguishing for BPD, and that the risk factors for reported childhood malevolence are multifactorial in nature.

scholarly journals Body connection mediates the relationship between traumatic childhood experiences and impaired emotion regulation in borderline personality disorder

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius Schmitz ◽  
Katja Bertsch ◽  
Annette Löffler ◽  
Sylvia Steinmann ◽  
Sabine C. Herpertz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Body Awareness ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
The Body ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Previous studies revealed an association between traumatic childhood experiences and emotional dysregulation in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, possible mediating pathways are still not fully understood. The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential mediating role of body connection, describing the awareness of the relationship of bodily and mental states, for the association between a history of traumatic childhood experiences and BPD core symptomatology. Methods One-hundred-twelve adult female individuals with BPD and 96 healthy female controls (HC) were included. Impaired emotion regulation, traumatic childhood experiences, and BPD symptomatology were assessed with self-report questionnaires. The Scale of Body Connection was used to assess two dimensions of body connection, that is body awareness, describing attendance to bodily information in daily life and noticing bodily responses to emotions and/or environment and body dissociation, describing a sense of separation from one’s own body, due to avoidance or emotional disconnection. Mann-Whitney U tests were employed to test for group differences (BPD vs. HC) on the two SBC subscales and associations with clinical symptoms were analyzed with Spearman correlations. We performed mediation analyses in the BPD group to test the assumption that body connection could act as a mediator between a history of traumatic childhood experiences and emotion dysregulation. Results Individuals with BPD reported significantly lower levels of body awareness and significantly higher levels of body dissociation compared to HC. Body dissociation, traumatic childhood experiences, and emotion dysregulation were significantly positively associated. Further analyses revealed that body dissociation, but not body awareness, significantly and fully mediated the positive relationship between traumatic childhood experiences and impaired emotion regulation in the BPD sample. This mediation survived when trait dissociation, i.e., general dissociative experiences not necessarily related to the body, was statistically controlled for. Conclusion Certain dimensions of body connection seem to be disturbed in BPD patients, with body dissociation being an important feature linking a history of traumatic childhood experiences to current deficits in emotion regulation.

Self-Compassion Mediates the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 838-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah J. Scheibner ◽  
Anna Daniels ◽  
Simon Guendelman ◽  
Franca Utz ◽  
Felix Bermpohl
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Psychological Process ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Nonclinical Sample ◽  
The Relationship

Individuals suffering from borderline personality disorder (BPD) experience difficulties with mindfulness. How mindfulness influences BPD symptoms, however, is still unknown. We hypothesized that the relationship between mindfulness and BPD symptoms would be mediated by self-compassion. In study 1, we recruited 29 individuals with BPD and 30 group-matched healthy controls. In study 2, we complemented our results with findings from a larger, nonclinical sample of 89 participants that were recruited during an open-house event at the local university. All participants completed questionnaires assessing self-compassion, mindfulness, BPD symptom severity, and emotion dysregulation. In both studies, self-compassion mediated the relationship between mindfulness and BPD symptom severity as well as between mindfulness and emotion dysregulation. Self-compassion seems to be one psychological process that could explain the relationship between mindfulness and BPD symptoms. One promising approach in therapy could be to target self-compassion more directly during mindfulness trainings and interventions.

Aggressive behavior and self-harm in Borderline Personality Disorder: The role of impulsivity and emotion dysregulation in a sample of outpatients

2017 ◽  
Vol 249 ◽  
pp. 321-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Terzi ◽  
Francesca Martino ◽  
Domenico Berardi ◽  
Biancamaria Bortolotti ◽  
Anna Sasdelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Self Harm

Aggressive Behavior and Interpersonal Difficulties in Borderline Personality Disorder

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori N. Scott ◽  
Paul A. Pilkonis
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Case Formulation ◽  
Interpersonal Difficulties ◽  
Monitoring Progress

Interpersonal problems are among the most severely impairing, difficult-to-manage, and intransigent of borderline personality disorder (BPD) features and therefore require special attention in treatment. Emotion dysregulation and related mood-dependent behaviors among individuals with BPD typically occur in the context of interpersonally relevant events or stressors, signifying the central role of interpersonal and attachment-related concerns for these patients. Two prominent interpersonal themes in those with BPD are discussed: interpersonal hypersensitivity and angry or aggressive behavior. The chapter provides a brief case illustration of how these themes might emerge in psychotherapy and recommends explicit assessment of interpersonal problems and aggression to enhance risk evaluation, case formulation, treatment planning, and monitoring progress in treatment.

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