Difficulties in emotion regulation are one of the core features of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Individuals with BPD also report higher levels of experiential avoidance (EA) compared to controls. These constructs have never been studied concomitantly in adolescents. First, given the conceptual similarity of difficulties in emotion regulation and EA, the authors sought to determine whe...

BACKGROUND Numerous studies have demonstrated that early maladaptive schemas, emotional dysregulation are supposed to be the defining core of borderline personality disorder. Many studies have also found a strong association between the diagnosis of borderline personality and the occurrence of suicide ideation and dissociative symptoms. OBJECTIVES The present study was designed to investigate...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the prevalence of borderline personality symptoms in 16-18 year old adolescents. METHODS In this cross sectional - descriptive study, 422 high school students (211 boys, 211 girls) aged 16-18 were selected by cluster random sampling and simple random sampling in 2011-2012. The participants were assessed using the revised diagnostic interview for borderline...

Citation: Kolla NJ and Mishra A (2018) The Endocannabinoid System, Aggression, and the Violence of Synthetic Cannabinoid Use, Borderline Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, and Other Psychiatric Disorders. Front. Behav. Neurosci. 12:41. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00041 The Endocannabinoid System, Aggression, and the Violence of Synthetic Cannabinoid Use, Borderline Personality D...

BACKGROUND Fundamental problems with Personality Disorders (PD) diagnostic system in the previous version of DSM, led to the revision of DSM. Therefore, a multidimensional system has been proposed for diagnosis of personality disorder features in DSM-5. In the dimensional approach of DSM-5, personality disorders diagnosis is based on levels of personality functioning (Criteria A) and personalit...

Objective: To review and reformulate the concept of borderline personality disorder in the light of advances in neuroscience and infant development.Method: Medline was searched using the key words: borderline personality, attachment, affect regulation, neurobiology, childhood sexual abuse, mood stabilizers.Results: There are genetic predispositions to specific personality traits whi...

OBJECTIVE According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, borderline personality disorder (BPD) is an Axis II phenomenon that is characterized by impulsivity, including sexual impulsivity. However, little empirical research has been undertaken to confirm and/or define the nature of sexual impulsivity in patients with BPD, which is the focus of the present st...

  Background :Co-morbid psychiatric disorders affect prognosis, psychosocial adjustment and post-surgery satisfaction in patients with gender identity disorder. In this paper, we assessed the frequency of personality disorders in Iranian GID patients.   Methods : Seventy- three patients requesting sex reassignment surgery (SRS) were recruited for this cross- sectional study. Of the participan...

OBJECTIVE Shame is considered to be a central emotion in borderline personality disorder and to be related to self-injurious behavior, chronic suicidality, and anger-hostility. However, its level and impact on people with borderline personality disorder are largely unknown. The authors examined levels of self-reported shame, guilt, anxiety, and implicit shame-related self-concept in women with ...