The Differential Roles of Affect and Avoidance in Major Depressive and Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 441-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer S. Cheavens ◽  
Jane Heiy
2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 463-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.M. Azorin ◽  
A. Kaladjian ◽  
M. Adida ◽  
E. Fakra ◽  
R. Belzeaux ◽  
...  

AbstractObjectiveTo analyze the interface between borderline personality disorder (BPD) and bipolarity in depressed patients comorbid with BPD.MethodsAs part of National Multi-site Study of 493 consecutive DSM-IV major depressive patients evaluated in at least two semi-structured interviews 1 month apart, 19 (3.9%) had comorbid BPD (BPD+), whereas 474 (96.1%) did not manifest this comorbidity (BPD−).ResultsCompared to BPD (−), BPD (+) patients displayed higher rates of bipolar (BP) disorders and temperaments, an earlier age at onset with a family history of affective illness, more comorbidity, more stressors before the first episode which was more often depressive or mixed, as well as a greater number and severity of affective episodes.ConclusionsThe hypothesis which fitted at best our findings was to consider BPD as a contributory factor in the development of BP disorder, which could have favoured the progression from unipolar major depression to BP disorder. We could not however exclude that some features of BP disorder may have contributed to the development of BPD.


1983 ◽  
Vol 53 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1119-1122
Author(s):  
Charles S. Newmark ◽  
Pamela Chassin ◽  
Lee Gentry ◽  
Dwight L. Evans

DSM-III diagnoses of 55 hospitalized psychiatric male patients who produced “floating” MMPI profiles were obtained via retrospective chart review. A prospective study of 16 then was conducted to cross-validate the initial diagnostic findings The results from both investigations suggested that at least half of these hospitalized psychiatric patients received a DSM-III diagnosis of either borderline personality disorder or major depressive disorder. A paucity of schizophrenic diagnoses was noted.


2013 ◽  
Vol 74 (09) ◽  
pp. 880-886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Zimmerman ◽  
Jennifer H. Martinez ◽  
Theresa A. Morgan ◽  
Diane Young ◽  
Iwona Chelminski ◽  
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