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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): In the Midst of Vulnerability, Chaos, and Awe

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): In the Midst of Vulnerability, Chaos, and Awe

Brain Sci. 2018 Nov; 8(11): 201. Published online 2018 Nov 18. doi: 10.3390/brainsci8110201 PMCID: PMC6266914 PMID: 30453675 Filiz Kulacaoglu1 and Samet Kose2,3,4,* Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer Abstract Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a chronic psychiatric disorder characterized by pervasive affective instability, self-image disturbances, impulsivity, marked suicidality, and unstable interpersonal relationships as the core dimensions of psychopathology underlying the disorder. Across a wide range of situations, BPD causes significant impairments. Patients with BPD suffer considerable morbidity and…

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A critique of the literature on etiology of eating disorders

A critique of the literature on etiology of eating disorders

Ann Neurosci. 2013 Oct; 20(4): 157–161. doi: 10.5214/ans.0972.7531.200409 PMCID: PMC4117136 PMID: 25206042 Azadeh A Rikani,1,3 Zia Choudhry,1,2,4 Adnan M Choudhry,4 Huma Ikram,5 Muhammad W Asghar,6 Dilkash Kajal,7 Abdul Waheed,8 and Nusrat J Mobassarah, Ph.D.9,* Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract The development of eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and atypical eating disorders that affect many young women and even men in the…

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An Update on Borderline Personality Disorder: Life in the Fast Lane

An Update on Borderline Personality Disorder: Life in the Fast Lane

See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314304864   Article · March 2017 DOI: 10.5455/jmood.20170308073312 3 authors:  Ercan Akın Hacettepe University 22 PUBLICATIONS 19 CITATIONS Mesut Cetin Gulhane Military Medical Academy 181 PUBLICATIONS 853 CITATIONS Samet Kose 184 PUBLICATIONS 2,225 CITATIONS   Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects:   Article ABD conference paper View project The Effects of Encounter Groups on Psychological Well-Being, Depression Level and Anxiety Level of Refugees…

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The Correlates of Comorbid Antisocial Personality Disorder in Schizophrenia

The Correlates of Comorbid Antisocial Personality Disorder in Schizophrenia

by Paul Moran and Sheilagh Hodgins Send reprint requests to Professor S. Hodgins, Box P0 23, Department of Forensic Mental Health Science, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 SAF; e-mail: s.h odgins@iop .kcl. ac.uk.   Abstract More than 15 years ago, findings from the Epidemiological Catchment Area Study indicated that antisocial personality disorder (APD) is more preva­lent among persons with schizophrenia than in the general population. The present study analyzed data from a multisite investigation to…

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Avoidant Personality Disorder: a Current Review

Avoidant Personality Disorder: a Current Review

  See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292677679   Article in Current Psychiatry Reports · March 2016 DOI: 10.1007/s11920-016-0665-6 CITATIONS 9 READS 3,654   4 authors: Anna Weinbrecht Freie Universität Berlin 25 PUBLICATIONS 70 CITATIONS Lars Schulze Freie Universität Berlin 27 PUBLICATIONS 1,128 CITATIONS Johanna Boettcher Freie Universität Berlin 21 PUBLICATIONS 636 CITATIONS Babette Renneberg Freie Universität Berlin 133 PUBLICATIONS 1,893 CITATIONS   Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related…

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Borderline and Antisocial Personality Scores as Mediators Between Attachment and Intimate Partner Violence

Borderline and Antisocial Personality Scores as Mediators Between Attachment and Intimate Partner Violence

  Anne Marie Mauricio, PhD Jenn-Yun Tein, PhD Arizana Prevention Research Center Arizana  State  University Frederick G. Lopez, PhD University of Houston,  TX   Court-mandated male batterers (n = 192) attending an intervention program completed measures examining adult attachment orientations (anxious and avoidant), personality disorders (borderline and antisocial), type of violence (psychological and physical), and social desirability. Structural equation modeling was used to determine whether there were significant relationships between anxious attachment and physical and psychological violence that are mediated…

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