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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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