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Sex differences in borderline personality disorder: A scoping review

Sex differences in borderline personality disorder: A scoping review

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…

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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?

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…

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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

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…

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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

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…

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Hypersensitivity in Borderline Personality Disorder during “Mindreading”

Hypersensitivity in Borderline Personality Disorder during “Mindreading”

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…

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Affective Disorders among Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder

Affective Disorders among Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder

Open Access  Peer-reviewed Research Article Hege Nordem Sjåstad , Rolf W. Gråwe, Jens Egeland Abstract Background The high co-occurrence between borderline personality disorder and affective disorders has led many to believe that borderline personality disorder should be considered as part of an affective spectrum. The aim of the present study was to examine whether the prevalence of affective disorders are higher for patients with borderline personality disorder than for patients with other personality disorders. Methods In a national cross-sectional study…

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