Splitting in Schizophrenia and Borderline Personality Disorder
Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Ondrej Pec, Petr Bob , Jiri Raboch Published: March 6, 2014 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091228 Abstract Background Splitting describes fragmentation of conscious experience that may occur in various psychiatric disorders. A purpose of this study is to examine relationships between psychological process of splitting and disturbed cognitive and affective functions in schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder (BPD). Methods In the clinical study, we have assessed 30 patients with schizophrenia and 35 patients with BPD. The symptoms of splitting…