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A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations of Treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder

A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations of Treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Christian Brettschneider , Steffi Riedel-Heller, Hans-Helmut König Published: September 29, 2014 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107748 Abstract Purpose The borderline personality disorder is a common mental disorder. It is frequently associated with various mental co-morbidities and a fundamental loss of functioning. The borderline personality disorder causes high costs to society. The aim of this study was to perform a systematic literature review of existing economic evaluations of treatments for borderline personality disorder. Materials and Methods We performed a systematic…

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Grandiose narcissism associates with higher cognitive performance under stress through more efficient attention distribution: An eye-tracking study

Grandiose narcissism associates with higher cognitive performance under stress through more efficient attention distribution: An eye-tracking study

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Vasilena Stefanova, Christoph Scheepers, Paul Wilson, Kostas A. Papageorgiou Published: May 3, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302644 Abstract Narcissism is a part of the Dark Triad that consists also of the traits of Machiavellianism and psychopathy. Two main types of narcissism exist: grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. Being a Dark Triad trait, narcissism is typically associated with negative outcomes. However, recent research suggests that at least the grandiose type may be linked (directly or indirectly) to positive outcomes including…

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Brain Structural Correlates of Emotion Recognition in Psychopaths

Brain Structural Correlates of Emotion Recognition in Psychopaths

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Vanessa Pera-Guardiola , Oren Contreras-Rodríguez , Iolanda Batalla, David Kosson, José M Menchón, Josep Pifarré,Javier Bosque, Narcís Cardoner , Carles Soriano-Mas Published: May 13, 2016 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149807   Abstract Individuals with psychopathy present deficits in the recognition of facial emotional expressions. However, the nature and extent of these alterations are not fully understood. Furthermore, available data on the functional neural correlates of emotional face recognition deficits in adult psychopaths have provided mixed results. In this context,…

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Good Liars Are Neither ‘Dark’ Nor Self-Deceptive

Good Liars Are Neither ‘Dark’ Nor Self-Deceptive

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Gordon R. T. Wright, Christopher J. Berry, Caroline Catmur, Geoffrey Bird Published: June 17, 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127315 Abstract Deception is a central component of the personality ‘Dark Triad’ (Machiavellianism, Psychopathy and Narcissism). However, whether individuals exhibiting high scores on Dark Triad measures have a heightened deceptive ability has received little experimental attention. The present study tested whether the ability to lie effectively, and to detect lies told by others, was related to Dark Triad, Lie Acceptability,…

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Preserved Error-Monitoring in Borderline Personality Disorder Patients with and without Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Behaviors

Preserved Error-Monitoring in Borderline Personality Disorder Patients with and without Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Behaviors

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Daniel Vega, Adrià Vilà-Balló, Àngel Soto, Julià Amengual, Joan Ribas, Rafael Torrubia, Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells, Josep Marco-Pallarés Published: December 4, 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143994 Abstract Background The presence of non-suicidal self-injury acts in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is very prevalent. These behaviors are a public health concern and have become a poorly understood phenomenon in the community. It has been proposed that the commission of non-suicidal self-injury might be related to a failure in the brain network regulating…

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Psychological therapies for adolescents with borderline personality disorder (BPD) or BPD features—A systematic review of randomized clinical trials with meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis

Psychological therapies for adolescents with borderline personality disorder (BPD) or BPD features—A systematic review of randomized clinical trials with meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Mie Sedoc Jørgensen , Ole Jakob Storebø, Jutta M. Stoffers-Winterling, Erlend Faltinsen, Adnan Todorovac, Erik Simonsen Published: January 14, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245331 Abstract Objectives To review the effectiveness of psychological therapies for adolescents with borderline personality disorder (BPD) or BPD features. Methods We included randomized clinical trials on psychological therapies for adolescents with BPD and BPD features. Data were extracted and assessed for quality according to Cochrane guidelines, and summarized as mean difference (MD) with 95%…

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Relationship between childhood physical abuse and clinical severity of treatment-resistant depression in a geriatric population

Relationship between childhood physical abuse and clinical severity of treatment-resistant depression in a geriatric population

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Antoine Yrondi , Christophe Arbus, Djamila Bennabi, Thierry D’Amato, Frank Bellivier, Thierry Bougerol, Vincent Camus, Philippe Courtet, Olivier Doumy, Jean-Baptiste Genty, Jérôme Holtzmann, Mathilde Horn, Christophe Lancon, Marion Leboyer, Pierre-Michel Llorca, Julia Maruani, Rémi Moirand, Fanny Molière, Jean Petrucci, Raphaelle Richieri, Ludovic Samalin, Florian Stephan, Guillaume Vaiva, Michel Walter, FondaMental Advanced Centres of Expertise in Resistant Depression (FACE-DR) Collaborators , Emmanuel Haffen, Bruno Aouizerate , Wissam El-Hage Published: April 20, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250148 Abstract Introduction We…

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Lessons learned from the adaptation of the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ) for Dutch people with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities

Lessons learned from the adaptation of the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ) for Dutch people with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Suzanne D. M. Derks , Agnes M. Willemen , Cis Vrijmoeth , Paula S. Sterkenburg Published: June 27, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287751 Abstract Background People with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities (MBIDs) face challenges in social functioning, possibly as a result of limited mentalising abilities such as reflecting on the behaviour of themselves and others. Reflective functioning in people with MBIDs has not yet been investigated due to a lack of instruments. The Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ) is a…

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Childhood behavioral inhibition is associated with impaired mentalizing in adolescence

Childhood behavioral inhibition is associated with impaired mentalizing in adolescence

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Sergi Ballespí, Ariadna Pérez-Domingo, Jaume Vives, Carla Sharp, Neus Barrantes-Vidal Published: March 29, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195303 Abstract Recent advances suggest that impairment in social cognition (SC) may play a role in the development of social anxiety (SA). However, very few studies have analyzed whether SA fosters poorer social-cognitive development as it leads to social avoidance. This study aimed to analyze whether retrospectively assessed behavioral inhibition (BI) (i.e., an early form of SA) in childhood is associated…

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The Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS): Development and validation of the Italian version

The Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS): Development and validation of the Italian version

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Teresa Rinaldi , Ilaria Castelli, Andrea Greco, David M. Greenberg, Elliot Jurist, Annalisa Valle, Antonella Marchetti Published: April 5, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249272 Correction 23 Sep 2021: Rinaldi T, Castelli I, Greco A, Greenberg DM, Jurist E, et al. (2021) Correction: The Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS): Development and validation of the Italian version. PLOS ONE 16(9): e0257989. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257989 View correction Abstract This study proposes a psychometric validation of the Italian version of the Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS) developed by Greenberg and colleagues…

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