Divergent Mentalization Types in Adolescent Borderline Personality Disorder and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Mentalization in borderline personality disorder: From bench to bedside.

The current special issue focuses on the potential of mentalizing as a translational construct for the understanding and treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Mentalizing, which provides the central construct around which mentalization-based therapy (MBT) and theory is organized, refers to the capacity to meaningfully reflect on the mind of others as well as the self. In this intr...

A new Mentalization-Based Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder

Disorder-specific white matter alterations in adolescent borderline personality disorder.

BACKGROUND The pathogenesis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is complex and not fully understood. Using diffusion tensor imaging, recent studies suggest that white matter abnormalities may occur in adult patients with BPD. However, deeper insight into the disorder-specific developmental psychobiology (e.g., analysis of adolescents with BPD; inclusion of clinical control groups) is missi...

Personality Dimensions of Temperament and Character in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder II

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare personality dimensions of temperament and character in patients with borderline personality and bipolar II disorders in order to evaluate the hypothesis of “belonging of borderline personality disorder in moods disturbance spectrum.” Materials and Methods: 43 patients with borderline personality disorder, 47 patients with bi...

Borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and narcissistic personality disorder: Practical differential diagnosis.

The challenge of accurate diagnosis remains at the heart of good psychiatric treatment. In the current state of psychiatry, a confluence of forces has increased this challenge for the clinician. These include practical pressures-such as limited time for diagnostic evaluation, the question of what is reimbursed by insurance, and the issue of directing patients to acute treatments-and also trends...