Personal relatedness and attachment in infants of mothers with borderline personality disorder

Running Head: INFANTS OF MOTHERS WITH PERSONALITY DISORDER Personal relatedness and attachment in infants of mothers with borderline personality disorder

Personal relatedness and attachment in infants of mothers with borderline personality disorder Journal: Development and Psychopathology' 17, pp. 329-347

Personal relatedness and attachment in infants of mothers with borderline personality disorder.

The principal aim of this study was to assess personal relatedness and attachment patterns in 12-month-old infants of mothers with borderline personality disorder (BPD). We also evaluated maternal intrusive insensitivity toward the infants in semistructured play. We videotaped 10 mother-infant dyads with borderline mothers and 22 dyads where the mothers were free from psychopathology, in three ...

Attachment and borderline personality disorder.

The author outlines his concept of reflective function or mentalization, which is defined as the capacity to think about mental states in oneself and in others. He presents evidence to suggest that the capacity for reflective awareness in a child's caregiver increases the likelihood of the child's secure attachment, which in turn facilitates the development of mentalization in the child. He pro...

Borderline Features and Attachment in Adolescents Whose Mothers Have Borderline Personality Disorder

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...