Investigating the Transdiagnostic Value of Subjective Emptiness

It is common for people with mental health problems to report feelings of emptiness. However, the association subjective emptiness specific disorders and its unique role within dimensional taxonomies personality pathology not well understood. The present study assesses transdiagnostic value using a recently developed self-report measure in mixed sample 157 participants. authors investigated associations clinically relevant variables, including borderline disorder symptoms, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts. Subjective showed strong positive relationships all criteria. Regression models controlling impairments functioning, maladaptive traits, current symptom distress supported incremental validity constructs suicidality. These findings indicate that represents facet psychopathology can be particularly useful classification disorders, particular internalizing involving self-dysfunction detachment.