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Clarifying Interpersonal Heterogeneity in Borderline Personality Disorder
A latent class analysis clarified this finding by revealing six homogeneous interpersonal classes with prototypical profiles associated with Intrusive, Vindictive, Avoidant, Nonassertive, and moderate and severe Exploitable interpersonal problems. Clarifying Interpersonal Heterogeneity in Borderline Personality Disorder Using Latent Mixture Modeling Aidan G.C. Wright, Michael N. Hallquist, Jennifer Q. Morse, Lori N. Scott, Stephanie D. Stepp, Kimberly A. Nolf, and Paul A. Pilkonis The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at J Pers Disord Abstract Significant interpersonal impairment is a cardinal feature of borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, past research has demonstrated that the interpersonal profile associated with BPD varies across samples, evidence for considerable interpersonal heterogeneity. The…
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Don’t discount suicide attempts in borderline patients
No matter how many times borderline personality disorder patients seem to “cry wolf”, the threat of suicide is real and needs to be taken seriously. Don’t discount suicide attempts in borderline patients By: M. ALEXANDER OTTO, Clinical Psychiatry News APR. 22, 2014 AT THE ANNUAL AAS CONFERENCE VITALS Major finding: Following suicide attempts, patients with borderline personality features scored a mean of 14.51 points and nonborderline patients a mean of 12.96 on the Beck Suicide Intent Scale. Borderline patients scored a mean of 2.25 points and nonborderline patients a mean of 2.39 on the Medical Lethality Rating Scale. The differences were not significant. Data Source: Surveys of 90 patients admitted…
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Borderline Personality Disorder: Brain Differences Related to Disruptions in Cooperation in Relationships
Different patterns of brain activity in people with borderline personality disorder were associated with disruptions in the ability to recognize social norms or modify behaviors that likely result in distrust and broken relationships, according to an NIMH-funded study published online in the August 8, 2008 issue of Science. Borderline personality disorder is a serious mental illness noted by unstable moods, behavior and relationships. Each year, 1.4 percent of adults in the United States have this disorder,1 which is widely viewed as being difficult to treat. Using brain imaging and game theory, a mathematical approach to studying social interactions, the researchers offer a potential new way to define and describe this mental illness. They…
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Unpleasant Words Trigger Strong Startle Response in People with Borderline Personality Disorder
Potential physiological marker for a severe mental disorder August 22, 2007 • Science Update Adults with borderline personality disorder (BPD) showed excessive emotional reactions when looking at words with unpleasant meanings compared to healthy people during an emotionally stimulating task, according to NIMH-funded researchers. They also found that people with more severe BPD showed a greater difference in emotional responding compared to people with less severe BPD. The study was published in the August 1, 2007, issue of Biological Psychiatry. Borderline Personality Disorder is a serious mental illness characterized by intense fear of abandonment and/or rejection, problems controlling emotions, troubled relationships, impulsive or reckless behaviors, and other symptoms. The disorder affects roughly 1.4 percent…
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Emotion regulation strategies distinguish borderline, bipolar II
Outpatients with borderline personality disorder scored “significantly higher than those with [bipolar II] on a number of maladaptive emotion regulation strategies, including difficulty controlling impulsive behaviors. Emotion regulation strategies distinguish borderline, bipolar II By: KAREN BLUM, Clinical Psychiatry News Digital Network Borderline personality disorder and bipolar II disorder share some common features, but the illnesses can be distinguished by patients’ differences in emotion regulation strategies and perceptions of how their parents raised them, according to a report published online in the Journal of Affective Disorders. Forty-eight psychiatric outpatients, half with borderline personality disorder and half with bipolar II, were recruited by Kathryn Fletcher of the University of New South Wales,…
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Alan E. Fruzzetti, Ph.D. Recieves International Research Award
Congratulations to Alan E. Fruzzetti, Ph.D. for receiving the 2013 International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (ISITDBT) Outstanding Research Award in honor of his outstanding contributions to the field of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). The award recognizes the huge impact on DBT training and treatment development of Fruzzetti’s groundbreaking research on validation and couples therapy as well as his collaborations on DBT for college students. “We feel that Alan is a supremely deserving recipient of the award and we appreciate his many contributions to the DBT community,” ISITDBT said on its website. A valued member of Willow Springs Center’s professional staff, Fruzzetti serves as clinical…