conclusions the findings of this study are in accordance with findings from previous studies, and generally show a meaningful association between schema, emotion regulation, dissociative experiences, and suicide ideation with borderline personality features. results the results showed a significant positive correlation between schema, emotion regulation, dissociative experiences and suicide ide...

This study investigated sexual coercion (perpetration and victimisation) in women. Women (N = 151) aged 18–63 years (M 23.34, SD 8.80) completed standardised questionnaires measuring (nonverbal arousal, emotional manipulation deception, exploitation of the intoxicated), personality disorder traits (Borderline Histrionic), love styles (Eros, Ludus, Storge, Pragma, Mania, Agape), rejection sensit...

People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) feel instability in self-image, affects and relationships. The current study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of Borderline Personality Questionnaire (BPQ) a sample 737 nonclinical Romanian adults. Results indicated mostly satisfactory internal consistency for subscales high total score scale. A factor analysis showed one-factor solu...

Many patients within the Bipolar spectrum, especially when recurrence is high and the inter-episodic period is not free of affective manifestations, may meet criteria for personality disorders. This is particularly true for cyclothymic patients, who are often misclassified as borderline personality disorder because of their extreme mood instability and reactivity. In patients with cyclothymic t...

BACKGROUND In Denmark 8,000 to 10,000 people will attempt suicide each year. The Centre of Excellence in Suicide Prevention in the Capital Region of Denmark is treating patients with suicidal behavior, and a recent survey has shown that 30% of the patients are suffering from borderline personality disorder. The majority of patients (70% to 75%) with borderline personality disorder have a histor...

BACKGROUND Bipolar disorder types I (BD I) and II (BD II) behave differently in clinical manifestations, normal personality traits, responses to pharmacotherapies, biochemical backgrounds and neuroimaging activations. How the varied emotional states of BD I and II are related to the comorbid personality disorders remains to be settled. METHODS We therefore administered the Plutchick - van Pra...

Previous research indicates that borderline personality disorder (BPD) is well conceptualized as a dimensional construct that can be represented using normal personality traits. A previous study successfully developed and validated a BPD measure embedded within a normal trait measure, the Minnesota Borderline Personality Disorder Scale (MBPD). The current study performed a further validation of...