//www.koonmotors.com/news/mind_brain/borderline_personality_disorder/ Read the latest research on borderline personality disorder including new and experimental treatments. en-us Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:48:36 EDT Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:48:36 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/mind_brain/borderline_personality_disorder/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230627191521.htm A new study of a brain region called the rostro-medial prefrontal could potentially advance diagnosis and therapies for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Tue, 27 Jun 2023 19:15:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230627191521.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220809141259.htm Psychology research finds that moms with personality disorder symptoms impact their adolescent children who subsequently show a higher likelihood of insecure attachment which can impact their socio-emotional development and mental health. Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:12:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220809141259.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210407110411.htm Children experiencing cognitive problems such as low attention, poor memory or lack of inhibition may later suffer mental health issues as teenagers and young adults, a new study reveals. Wed, 07 Apr 2021 11:04:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210407110411.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/01/210125144519.htm Borderline Personality Disorder is treatable. New research is the first to show that adolescent borderline pathology follows a similar downward course after discharge from inpatient treatment previously demonstrated for adults. Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:45:19 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/01/210125144519.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/07/200701125431.htm Specific sleep problems among babies and very young children can be linked to mental disorders in adolescents, a new study has found. Wed, 01 Jul 2020 12:54:31 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/07/200701125431.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/04/200429144925.htm Individuals with social anxiety disorder have markedly different personality traits than others. Emotional instability and introversion are hallmarks, according to a new study. Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:49:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/04/200429144925.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/08/190828111252.htm 从研究在8个研究分析数据different psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and others. The largest delay discounting effects were found to be associated with bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, and schizophrenia. Wed, 28 Aug 2019 11:12:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/08/190828111252.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190204132534.htm Impulsiveness and substance use share a genetic basis, according to genome-wide association studies. With more than 20,000 participants, the research represents the largest genetic analysis of impulsive personality traits to date. Mon, 04 Feb 2019 13:25:34 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190204132534.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/10/181031141456.htm New research suggests that lumping those with personality disorders into a package of traits should be left behind for more dynamic analysis instead. Wed, 31 Oct 2018 14:14:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/10/181031141456.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/08/180831110413.htm In both ADHD and emotional instability disorders (e.g. borderline and antisocial personality disorder as well as conduct disorder in children), the brain exhibits similar changes in overlapping areas, meaning that the two types of conditions should be seen as related and attention should be paid to both during diagnosis. Fri, 31 Aug 2018 11:04:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/08/180831110413.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/05/180531143106.htm Symptoms associated with borderline personality disorder -- a severe and chronic mood disorder characterized by an inability to manage strong emotions -- tend to worsen just before and during menses. Thu, 31 May 2018 14:31:06 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/05/180531143106.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/05/180503142635.htm A specific kind of brain stimulation is effective in reducing suicidal thinking in a significant portion of people with hard-to-treat depression, according to a new study. Forty per cent of people in the study reported that they no longer experienced suicidal thoughts after receiving bilateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. Thu, 03 May 2018 14:26:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/05/180503142635.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/01/180125135540.htm Researchers have been able to show that people who grew up in the former western states of Germany have higher levels of narcissism than those whose socialization took place in the former eastern states. According to a new study, the reunification of Germany ushered in a gradual re-balancing of the distribution of these traits among the younger generation. Thu, 25 Jan 2018 13:55:40 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/01/180125135540.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/07/170724172821.htm University life often includes alcohol use, which can sometimes cause harm. Yet harm can also extend beyond the drinker, such as “secondhand harm” that is caused by intoxicated people: accidents or violence, interrupted sleep or property destruction, problems with relationships, or financial problems. Prior research suggests that more than 70% of college undergraduates have experienced harm from other students’ drinking. This study examined the prevalence and types of secondhand harm among Canadian undergraduates, and whether certain personality risks for alcohol use disorder can predict secondhand-harm exposure. Mon, 24 Jul 2017 17:28:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/07/170724172821.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/01/170124140758.htm Researchers have found a link between having an impulsive personality and a high body mass index (BMI). Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:07:58 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/01/170124140758.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2016/09/160908120431.htm Even as researchers gain new insights into the neurobiology of borderline personality disorder (BPD), there's a pressing need to improve diagnosis and management of this devastating psychiatric condition, experts say. Thu, 08 Sep 2016 12:04:31 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2016/09/160908120431.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2016/04/160415125643.htm Researchers have developed the treatment program called Impulsive Lifestyle Counselling, which helps substance abusers who also suffer from impulsive and criminal behavior. Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:56:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2016/04/160415125643.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2016/01/160127132619.htm For the first time, research has found that young people who are high on the personality trait of neuroticism are highly likely to develop both anxiety and depression disorders. Wed, 27 Jan 2016 13:26:19 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2016/01/160127132619.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2016/01/160113103314.htm Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a diagnostic label applied to people who have problems regulating emotional mood swings. This emotional instability leaves such individuals vulnerable to emotional upheaval that puts them at risk for problem behaviors, including self-destructive acts and impulsive aggression. A new study provides a quantitative summary of the brain abnormalities that may be underlying the emotional upheaval patients with BPD experience daily. Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:33:14 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2016/01/160113103314.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2015/12/151211145131.htm According to newly published research, a specialized psychotherapy has been linked to changes in activation patterns in certain areas of the brain in patients with borderline personality disorder, suggesting its impact may go deeper than symptom change. Fri, 11 Dec 2015 14:51:31 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2015/12/151211145131.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2015/08/150829123819.htm Those with borderline personality disorder, or BPD, a mental illness marked by unstable moods, often experience trouble maintaining interpersonal relationships. New research indicates that this may have to do with lowered brain activity in regions important for empathy in individuals with borderline personality traits. Sat, 29 Aug 2015 12:38:19 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2015/08/150829123819.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2015/07/150724105434.htm People diagnosed with a personality disorder may find it difficult to function in society due to difficulties in regulating emotions -- but also healthy individuals differ in how often they become irritated, angry or sad. Scientists have published a study where they show that the affected brain areas in people with a clinical diagnosis are also affected in healthy individuals. Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:54:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2015/07/150724105434.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2015/07/150701123657.htm Researchers found that men referred for tertiary care for borderline testosterone levels had much higher rates of depression and depressive symptoms than those of the general population. Wed, 01 Jul 2015 12:36:57 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2015/07/150701123657.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2015/05/150521210637.htm 情绪不稳定发生在大范围的精神disorders, and is not exclusive to affective conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder, new research confirms. The research also found that mood instability was associated with poorer clinical outcomes. Thu, 21 May 2015 21:06:37 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2015/05/150521210637.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2015/04/150423085300.htm The deterioration of psychiatric and physical health caused by borderline personality disorder (BPD) rivals that of bipolar disorder, according to new research. Experts estimate that 1.6 percent of the U.S. population is diagnosed with BPD, compared with 2.6 percent of those with bipolar disorder. Thu, 23 Apr 2015 08:53:00 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2015/04/150423085300.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2015/03/150325132516.htm A variety of dialectical behavior therapy interventions helped to reduce suicide attempts and nonsuicidal self-injury acts in a randomized clinical trial of women with borderline personality disorder who were highly suicidal. Wed, 25 Mar 2015 13:25:16 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2015/03/150325132516.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2015/03/150306132546.htm Men with borderline testosterone levels have higher rates of depression and depressive symptoms than the general population, new research finds. Fri, 06 Mar 2015 13:25:46 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2015/03/150306132546.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2014/11/141125074751.htm The treatment of people who cannot keep their gambling habits in check is often complicated because they also tend to suffer from personality disorders. Problem gambling creates a multitude of intrapersonal, interpersonal and social difficulties for the roughly 2.3 percent of the population internationally that suffers from this behavior. Tue, 25 Nov 2014 07:47:51 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2014/11/141125074751.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2014/07/140706083941.htm A new study has analyzed the long-term effects of psychotherapy on borderline personality disorder. Authors report the effect of DBT compared to TAU on inpatient service use, and a follow-up 6 months after the end of treatment. Sun, 06 Jul 2014 08:39:41 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2014/07/140706083941.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2014/02/140210101955.htm A large scale randomized control trial shows Schema Therapy to be significantly more effective than two major alternative approaches to the treatment of a broad range of personality disorders. Schema Therapy resulted in a higher rate of recovery, greater declines in depression, greater increases in general and social functioning and had a lower drop out rate. The results indicated that Schema Therapy is also more cost-effective. Mon, 10 Feb 2014 10:19:55 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2014/02/140210101955.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2013/10/131003113102.htm 心理健康问题的发生率在509年British youth was reduced by 25 to 33% over the 24 months following two 90-minute group therapy sessions. Almost one-in-four American 8 to 15 year olds has experienced a mental health disorder over the past year. We know that these disorders are associated with a plethora of negative consequences. This study shows that teacher delivered interventions that target specific risk factors for mental health problems can be immensely effective at reducing the incidence of depression, anxiety and conduct disorders in the long term. Thu, 03 Oct 2013 11:31:02 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2013/10/131003113102.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2013/07/130710142016.htm A study made with 191 patients reveal that symptoms of hyperactivity due to the deficit of attention and hyperactivity disorder are associated with more impulsivity and more severity, and probably a worse prognosis in patients with eating disorders. Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:20:16 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2013/07/130710142016.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2013/05/130510124554.htm A new "alternative model" included in the upcoming Fifth Edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders lines up well with the current approach to diagnosis of personality disorder, according to a new study. Fri, 10 May 2013 12:45:54 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2013/05/130510124554.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2013/04/130409105905.htm Researchers discovered that healthy people and those with borderline personality disorder displayed different patterns of behavior while playing an online strategy game, so much so that when healthy players played people with borderline personality disorder, they gave up on trying to predict what their partners would do next. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:59:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2013/04/130409105905.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2013/01/130115101427.htm Originally, the label “borderline personality disorder” was applied to patients who were thought to represent a middle ground between patients with neurotic and psychotic disorders. Increasingly, though, this area of research has focused on the heightened emotional reactivity observed in patients carrying this diagnosis, as well as the high rates with which they also meet diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder and mood disorders. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:14:27 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2013/01/130115101427.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2012/10/121023101027.htm A new study shows that modern psychoanalytic therapy has a good effect on patients with severe personality disorders. The treatment enables a number of patients to start working or start an education. Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:10:27 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2012/10/121023101027.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2012/08/120831083402.htm 之前的研究表明,人格特质s such as impulsivity or compulsiveness are indicators of an increased risk of addiction. Now, new research suggests that these impulsive and compulsive personality traits are also associated with a traumatic upbringing during childhood. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:34:02 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2012/08/120831083402.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2012/08/120801154845.htm A new study by a human development expert describes how adolescents' developing personalities and coping habits affect their behaviors toward others. Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:48:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2012/08/120801154845.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2011/09/110928142454.htm Researchers have became interested in the way people think, how they organize thoughts, execute a decision, then determine whether a decision is good or bad. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:24:54 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2011/09/110928142454.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2011/09/110912152915.htm Researchers have found evidence that shows those who quit smoking show improvements in their overall personality. Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:29:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2011/09/110912152915.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2011/07/110718111425.htm People with personality traits of high neuroticism and low conscientiousness are likely to go through cycles of gaining and losing weight throughout their lives, according to an examination of 50 years of data. Impulsivity was the strongest predictor of who would be overweight, the researchers found. Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:14:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2011/07/110718111425.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2010/11/101101161823.htm An Australian study suggests that children who are sexually abused, especially if it involves penetration, appear to be at higher risk for developing schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, according to a new study. Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:18:23 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2010/11/101101161823.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2010/10/101014083345.htm Disorganized and emotionally unstable, poorly adapted, suffering from alcohol problems, impulsive, or with a "globally adapted" personality. These are the features of the four diagnosed types of compulsive gamblers identified by researchers in Spain. According to the scientific team, only one of these four shows signs of a significant pathology. Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:33:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2010/10/101014083345.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2010/10/101012141927.htm New research is playing a key role in the effort to change the way mental health clinicians classify personality disorders. Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:19:27 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2010/10/101012141927.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2010/08/100830114953.htm The notion that cutting or burning oneself could provide relief from emotional distress is difficult to understand for most people, but it is an experience reported commonly among people who compulsively hurt themselves. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:49:53 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2010/08/100830114953.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2010/05/100531190853.htm Impulsivity normally decreases during emerging and young adulthood and is associated with reduced substance abuse. Not all individuals, however, "mature out" of impulsive behavior. A new study has found that 18-to-25-year-olds exhibited the largest declines in impulsivity as well as the sharpest decreases in alcohol consumption. Mon, 31 May 2010 19:08:53 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2010/05/100531190853.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2010/03/100325131600.htm A widely-used screening tool for bipolar disorder may incorrectly indicate bipolar disorder for patients suffering from borderline personality disorder. Researchers assessed the Mood Disorder Questionnaire which is the most widely-used and studied screening tool for bipolar disorder. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:16:00 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2010/03/100325131600.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2009/09/090925092646.htm In the future, diagnosing severe personality disorders, evaluating the childhood environment, assessing alcohol consumption and the analysis of the MAOA genotype may provide more accurate means for assessing risk among violent offenders, according to the research carried out jointly at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:26:46 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2009/09/090925092646.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2009/07/090729100936.htm A year ago, researchers reported that fewer than half the patients previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder received an actual diagnosis of bipolar disorder after using a comprehensive, psychiatric diagnostic interview tool -- the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. In this follow-up study, the researchers have determined the actual diagnoses of those patients. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:09:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2009/07/090729100936.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2008/12/081216114100.htm Scientists have found that genetic material on chromosome nine was linked to BPD features, a disorder characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image and behavior, and can lead to suicidal behavior, substance abuse and failed relationships. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:41:00 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2008/12/081216114100.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2008/12/081201144727.htm Palm Pilots already perform a variety of functions, and in the future, they may be used as a therapeutic tool that benefits people with personality disorders. In a new study, researchers used Palm Pilots as electronic diaries to record and analyze mood variability in patients with borderline personality disorder and found that the devices helped bridge an important communication gap between therapists and patients. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:47:27 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2008/12/081201144727.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2008/08/080807144305.htm In a game of give and get, the brains of people with borderline personality disorder often don't get it. In fact, an interactive economic game played between two people in functional magnetic resonance imaging devices revealed a brain malfunction associated with the disorder, a serious but common mental illness that affects a person's perceptions of the world and other people, according to an article in Science. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:43:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2008/08/080807144305.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2008/06/080602105515.htm A new study supports previous reports that adolescents with bipolar disorder are at increased risk for smoking and substance abuse. The article also indicates that bipolar-associated risk is independent of the risk conferred by other disorders affecting study participants. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:55:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2008/06/080602105515.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2008/04/080409205852.htm The way in which professional care workers respond emotionally to substance abuse patients with personality disorders depends on the type of disorder. The idea that the emotional reactions of a professional to his or her patient may play an important part in psychotherapeutic treatment dates back to the work of Sigmund Freud. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:58:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2008/04/080409205852.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2007/12/071221094757.htm Using new approaches scientists have gained a view of activity in key brain areas associated with a core difficulty in patients with borderline personality disorder -- shedding new light on this serious psychiatric condition. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:47:57 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2007/12/071221094757.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2007/10/071024183044.htm Impulsivity is a problem common to many different personality and psychiatric disorders, including alcoholism. A new study that looked at impulsivity among alcoholic subpopulations has found that, one, the inability to delay gratification may be a vulnerability marker for alcoholism, and two, certain inhibitory-control issues may be specific to antisocial and borderline personality disorders. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:30:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2007/10/071024183044.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2007/10/071018095733.htm 百分之八十的精神科护士认为背影e with borderline personality disorder -- a serious mental health illness that affects 1 in 50 adults -- receive inadequate care. Researchers found that more than a quarter of the nurses surveyed had daily contact with patients with BPD, yet only three per cent had received even minimal post-graduate training in BPD. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:57:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2007/10/071018095733.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2007/06/070605121102.htm An intensive form of talk therapy, known as transference-focused psychotherapy, can help individuals affected with borderline personality disorder by reducing symptoms and improving their social functioning, according to a recent article. Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:11:02 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2007/06/070605121102.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2006/10/061025185636.htm Abused children may have a difficult time developing adult relationships with new people who reminded them of their abusive parent, even if only implicitly, according to a recent study published in the November issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, an official publication of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, published by SAGE Publications. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:56:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2006/10/061025185636.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2006/10/061010022935.htm Specific personality variables, such as anger or irritability, predict the tendency to either engage in aggressive behavior willingly or to engage in aggressive behavior when provoked. Tue, 10 Oct 2006 02:29:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2006/10/061010022935.htm