Psychology

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Gamze Abramov , Sebastien Miellet, Jason Kautz, Brin F. S. Grenyer, Frank P. Deane Published: July 23, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236170 Abstract Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is associated with paradoxical trust cognitions and behaviours. While BPD is associated with difficulty forming trust and maintaining cooperation in trust-based exchanges, design and analytical methodology best suited to reveal the temporal ebb and flow of trust have been underutilized. We used an economic game to examine the trajectories of trust…

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Inga Niedtfeld , Peter Kirsch, Lars Schulze, Sabine C. Herpertz, Martin Bohus, Christian Schmahl Published: March 12, 2012 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033293 Abstract Affective instability and self-injurious behavior are important features of Borderline Personality Disorder. Whereas affective instability may be caused by a pattern of limbic hyperreactivity paired with dysfunctional prefrontal regulation mechanisms, painful stimulation was found to reduce affective arousal at the neural level, possibly underlying the soothing effect of pain in BPD. We used psychophysiological interactions…

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Christian Schmahl , Lars Arvastson, Joseph A. Tamm, Martin Bohus, Aicha Abdourahman, Irina Antonijevic Published: August 12, 2013 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070787 Abstract The biological underpinnings of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and its psychopathology including states of aversive tension and dissociation is poorly understood. Our goal was to examine transcriptional changes associated with states of tension or dissociation within individual patients in a pilot study. Dissociation is not only a critical symptom of BPD but has also been…

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Aniko Maraz , Borbála Hende, Róbert Urbán, Zsolt Demetrovics Published: September 13, 2017 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183806 Abstract Although trichotillomania (TTM), skin picking (SP), and nail biting (NB) have been receiving growing scientific attention, the question as to whether these disorders can be regarded as separate entities or they are different manifestations of the same underlying tendency is unclear. Data were collected online in a community survey, yielding a sample of 2705 participants (66% women, mean age: 29.1,…

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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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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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