Browsed by
Category: Personality Disorder

Sex differences in borderline personality disorder: A scoping review

Sex differences in borderline personality disorder: A scoping review

Comments 0 Comment

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Xinyu Qian, Michelle L. Townsend, Wan Jie Tan, Brin F. S. Grenyer Published: December 30, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279015 Abstract Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is often perceived to be a female-predominant disorder in both research and clinical contexts. Although there is growing recognition of possible sex differences, the current literature remains fragmented and inconclusive. This scoping review aimed to synthesize available research evidence on potential sex differences in BPD. PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus and Web-of-Science were searched from…

Read More Read More

Alexithymia and the Processing of Emotional Facial Expressions (EFEs): Systematic Review, Unanswered Questions and Further Perspectives

Alexithymia and the Processing of Emotional Facial Expressions (EFEs): Systematic Review, Unanswered Questions and Further Perspectives

Comments 0 Comment

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Delphine Grynberg , Betty Chang, Olivier Corneille, Pierre Maurage, Nicolas Vermeulen, Sylvie Berthoz , Olivier Luminet Published: August 23, 2012 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042429   Abstract Alexithymia is characterized by difficulties in identifying, differentiating and describing feelings. A high prevalence of alexithymia has often been observed in clinical disorders characterized by low social functioning. This review aims to assess the association between alexithymia and the ability to decode emotional facial expressions (EFEs) within clinical and healthy populations. More…

Read More Read More

Abnormalities in Automatic Processing of Illness-Related Stimuli in Self-Rated Alexithymia

Abnormalities in Automatic Processing of Illness-Related Stimuli in Self-Rated Alexithymia

Comments 0 Comment

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Laura Brandt , Nina M. Pintzinger, Ulrich S. Tran Published: June 19, 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129905 Abstract Aim To investigate abnormalities in automatic information processing related to self- and observer-rated alexithymia, especially with regard to somatization, controlling for confounding variables such as depression and affect. Sample 89 healthy subjects (60% female), aged 19–71 years (M = 32.1). 58 subjects were additionally rated by an observer. Measures Alexithymia (self-rating: TAS-20, observer rating: OAS); automatic information processing (priming task…

Read More Read More

Dancing in a culture of disordered eating: A feminist poststructural analysis of body and body image among young girls in the world of dance

Dancing in a culture of disordered eating: A feminist poststructural analysis of body and body image among young girls in the world of dance

Comments 0 Comment

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Nicole Doria , Matthew Numer Published: January 12, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247651 Abstract Eating disorders among adolescent girls are a public health concern. Adolescent girls that participate in aesthetic sport, such as dance, are of particular concern as they experience the highest rates of clinical eating disorders. The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of young girls in the world of competitive dance and examine how these experiences shape their relationship with the body;…

Read More Read More

Avoidant Personality Disorder versus Social Phobia: The Significance of Childhood Neglect

Avoidant Personality Disorder versus Social Phobia: The Significance of Childhood Neglect

Comments 0 Comment

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Ingeborg Eikenaes , Jens Egeland , Benjamin Hummelen , Theresa Wilberg Published: March 27, 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122846 Correction 15 May 2015: Eikenaes I, Egeland J, Hummelen B, Wilberg T (2015) Correction: Avoidant Personality Disorder versus Social Phobia: The Significance of Childhood Neglect. PLOS ONE 10(5): e0128737. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128737 View correction   Abstract Objectives Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) and social phobia (SP) are common disorders both in the community and in clinical settings. Whether the two disorders represent different severity levels of…

Read More Read More

Antisocial personality co-morbid with borderline personality disorder: A pathological expression of androgyny?

Antisocial personality co-morbid with borderline personality disorder: A pathological expression of androgyny?

Comments 0 Comment

Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI 10.1002/pmh.1279 Commentary RICHARD C. HOWARD, Institute of Mental Health, Nottingham, UK   Psychological androgyny The concept of psychological androgyny refers to the co-occurrence in the same individual, regardless of his or her biological sex, of a comparable degree of socially desirable masculine (‘instrumental’) and feminine (‘expressive’) qualities. It has attracted considerable attention from social, personality, and developmental psychologists since the early 1970s when Bem (1974) first formulated the idea that an individual’s…

Read More Read More

Increased Prefrontal Cortical Thickness Is Associated with Enhanced Abilities to Regulate Emotions in PTSD-Free Women with Borderline Personality Disorder

Increased Prefrontal Cortical Thickness Is Associated with Enhanced Abilities to Regulate Emotions in PTSD-Free Women with Borderline Personality Disorder

Comments 0 Comment

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Hannah Bruehl , Sandra Preißler, Isabella Heuser, Hauke R. Heekeren, Stefan Roepke , Isabel Dziobek Published: June 5, 2013 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0065584 Abstract Previous studies suggest that amygdala, insula and prefrontal cortex (PFC) disintegrity play a crucial role in the failure to adequately regulate emotions in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). However, prior results are confounded by the high rate of comorbidity with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which itself has been associated with changes in frontolimbic circuitry. We…

Read More Read More

Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms in College Students: The Complex Interplay between Alexithymia, Emotional Dysregulation and Rumination

Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms in College Students: The Complex Interplay between Alexithymia, Emotional Dysregulation and Rumination

Comments 0 Comment

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Rebecca Meaney , Penelope Hasking , Andrea Reupert Published: June 27, 2016 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157294 Abstract Both Emotional Cascade Theory and Linehan’s Biosocial Theory suggest dysregulated behaviors associated with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) emerge, in part, because of cycles of rumination, poor emotional recognition and poor emotion regulation. In this study we examined relationships between rumination, alexithymia, and emotion regulation in predicting dysregulated behaviors associated with BPD (e.g. self-harm, substance use, aggression), and explored both indirect and…

Read More Read More

Does a narcissism epidemic exist in modern western societies? Comparing narcissism and self-esteem in East and West Germany

Does a narcissism epidemic exist in modern western societies? Comparing narcissism and self-esteem in East and West Germany

Comments 0 Comment

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Aline Vater , Steffen Moritz, Stefan Roepke Published: January 24, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188287 Correction 29 May 2018: Vater A, Moritz S, Roepke S (2018) Correction: Does a narcissism epidemic exist in modern western societies? Comparing narcissism and self-esteem in East and West Germany. PLOS ONE 13(5): e0198386. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198386 View correction Abstract Narcissism scores are higher in individualistic cultures compared with more collectivistic cultures. However, the impact of sociocultural factors on narcissism and self-esteem has not been well described. Germany…

Read More Read More

Hypersensitivity in Borderline Personality Disorder during “Mindreading”

Hypersensitivity in Borderline Personality Disorder during “Mindreading”

Comments 0 Comment

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Carina Frick , Simone Lang , Boris Kotchoubey, Simkje Sieswerda, Ramona Dinu-Biringer, Moritz Berger, Sandra Veser, Marco Essig, Sven Barnow Published: August 3, 2012 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041650 Abstract Background One of the core symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is the instability in interpersonal relationships. This might be related to existent differences in mindreading between BPD patients and healthy individuals. Methods We examined the behavioural and neurophysiological (fMRI) responses of BPD patients and healthy controls (HC) during…

Read More Read More