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Carreiras D, Castilho P, Cunha M. Does self-compassion protect adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury from developing borderline features? A two-wave longitudinal study. J Child Adolesc Ment Health 2024:1-12. [PMID: 38638074 DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2023.2289607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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Background: Adolescence is a vulnerable developmental stage for the onset of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and borderline features, which are related psychological phenomena. Self-compassion reflects a sensitivity to own suffering and a motivation to relieve it, consisting of a more positive and beneficial self-to-self relationship. The aim of the present study was to test the effect of self-compassion between borderline features at baseline and six months with a sample of adolescents with a history of NSSI.Methods: At assessment wave one, participants were 139 Portuguese adolescents with an NSSI history (mean age = 15.52 years, SD = 0.87). Of these, 87 were re-assessed six months later (mean age = 15.46 years, SD = 0.86). Data were analysed through SPSS and PROCESS Macro.Results: The moderation model explained 56% of borderline features six months later, and the interaction between initial borderline features and the low and medium levels of self-compassion was significant. Youth with lower initial borderline features presented higher borderline features six months later if they had low self-compassion.Conclusions: These findings suggest that among adolescents with a history of NSSI, those with lower levels of self-compassion tend to exhibit higher borderline features in six-month when compared to their peers with higher levels of self-compassion. This observation emphasises the potential beneficial effect of self-compassion within this population.
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- Diogo Carreiras
- Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention, University Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention, University Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention, University Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Coimbra, Portugal
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Uzar M, Dmitrzak-Węglarz M, Słopień A. Mentalizing in Adolescents with Borderline Personality Disorder. Brain Sci 2023; 13:1473. [PMID: 37891840 PMCID: PMC10605837 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13101473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Mentalizing, recognized as the capacity to understand behaviors in the context of our own mental states and those of other people, is being researched more and more commonly in regard to various mental disorders. The research on mentalization focuses on, among other things, borderline personality disorder, which is at present perceived as an emerging problem in the population of adolescents. In order to summarize the currently accessible knowledge of mentalizing in adolescents with borderline personality disorder, we thoroughly analyzed relevant publications. Based on the available literature, it can be concluded that the mentalizing ability of adolescents with borderline personality disorder can be impaired. The evidence demonstrates that they are prone to hypermentalizing, defined as an overattribution of mental states to other people. However, this tendency has not been proven to be specific to teenagers with this disorder. Moreover, the existing data suggest that young people with borderline personality exhibit a reduced capacity to mentalize their own inner states.
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- Magdalena Uzar
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Karol Jonscher Clinical Hospital, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Szpitalna 27/33 St., 60-572 Poznan, Poland;
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- Department of Psychiatric Genetics, Medical Biology Center, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka St. 8, 60-806 Poznan, Poland;
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Karol Jonscher Clinical Hospital, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Szpitalna 27/33 St., 60-572 Poznan, Poland;
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Kramer U, Temes CM, Frankenburg FR, Glass IV, Zanarini MC. Course and predictors of social security disability insurance in patients with borderline personality disorder over 24 years of prospective follow-up. Borderline Personal Disord Emot Dysregul 2023; 10:30. [PMID: 37807072 PMCID: PMC10561411 DOI: 10.1186/s40479-023-00236-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The utilization of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is frequent in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and may represent a meaningful marker of a patient's symptom severity, poor psychosocial functioning, and/or inner suffering. Over 24 years of prospective follow-up, the present study aims to describe the course of SSDI and assess the role of clinically relevant predictors. METHODS A total of 290 inpatients with BPD were interviewed at baseline and 12 consecutive follow-up waves, each separated by two years, after index hospitalization. Included were also 72 inpatients with other personality disorders. Surviving patients were reinterviewed. A series of interviews and self-report measures were used to assess psychosocial functioning and treatment history, axis I and II disorders, and childhood/adult adversity. RESULTS Results show that rates of SSDI utilization were relatively stable over 24 years of follow-up (on average, 47.2% of the patients with BPD were on SSDI). Patients with BPD were three times more likely to be on SSDI than patients with other PDs. Patients with BPD displayed flexibility in their usage of SSDI. By 24 years, 46% of patients remitted, out of which 85% experienced recurrence and 50% of the patients had a new onset over time. In multivariate analyses, four variables were found to predict SSDI status in patients with BPD over time. These variables were: age 26 or older, lower IQ, severity of non-sexual childhood abuse, and presence of PTSD. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest that a combination of a demographic factors, childhood adversity, natural endowment, and comorbidity are significant predictors of receiving SSDI over time. On a group level, there is a relative stability of SSDI usage over time, but on the individual level, the present study found a high fluctuation in receiving SSDI over 24 months of prospective follow-up.
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- Ueli Kramer
- Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychotherapy and General Psychiatry Service, University of Lausanne, Place Chauderon 18, CH-1003, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Edith Nourse Rogers VA Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
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Duarte CDP, Moses C, Brown M, Kajeepeta S, Prins SJ, Scott J, Mujahid MS. Punitive school discipline as a mechanism of structural marginalization with implications for health inequity: A systematic review of quantitative studies in the health and social sciences literature. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2023; 1519:129-152. [PMID: 36385456 PMCID: PMC10929984 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Punitive school discipline deploys surveillance, exclusion, and corporal punishment to deter or account for perceived student misbehavior. Yet, education and legal scholarship suggests it fails to achieve stated goals and exacerbates harm. Furthermore, it is disproportionately imposed upon Black, Latinx, Native/Indigenous, LGBTQIA, and disabled students, concentrating its harms among marginalized young people. Its implications for health, however, are less clear. Using public health theories of sociostructural embodiment, we propose a framework characterizing pathways linking societal ideologies (e.g., racism) to punitive discipline with implications for health and health inequity and then present our systematic review of the punitive school discipline-health literature (N = 19 studies) conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Data were extracted on guiding theories, study characteristics, measurement, methods, and findings. This literature links punitive school discipline to greater risk for numerous health outcomes, including persistent depressive symptoms, depression, drug use disorder in adulthood, borderline personality disorder, antisocial behavior, death by suicide, injuries, trichomoniasis, pregnancy in adolescence, tobacco use, and smoking, with documented implications for racial health inequity. Using our adapted framework, we contextualize results and recommend avenues for future research. Our findings support demands to move away from punitive school discipline toward health-affirming interventions to promote school connectedness, safety, and wellbeing.
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- Catherine dP Duarte
- Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
- Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Health and Social Behavior, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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Zimmermann R, Steppan M, Zimmermann J, Oeltjen L, Birkhölzer M, Schmeck K, Goth K. A DSM-5 AMPD and ICD-11 compatible measure for an early identification of personality disorders in adolescence–LoPF-Q 12–18 latent structure and short form. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0269327. [PMID: 36129913 PMCID: PMC9491532 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The LoPF-Q 12–18 (Levels of Personality Functioning Questionnaire) was designed for clinical use and to promote early detection of personality disorder (PD). It is a self-report measure with 97 items to assess personality functioning in adolescents from 12 years up. It operationalizes the dimensional concept of personality disorder (PD) severity used in the Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders and the ICD-11. In this study, we investigated the factorial structure of the LoPF-Q 12–18. Additionally, a short version was developed to meet the need of efficient screening for PD in clinical and research applications. To investigate the factorial structure, several confirmatory factor analysis models were compared. A bifactor model with a strong general factor and four specific factors showed the best nominal fit (CFI = .91, RMSEA = .04, SRMR = .07). The short version was derived using the ant colony optimization algorithm. This procedure resulted in a 20-item version with excellent fit for a hierarchical model with four first order factors to represent the domains and a secondary higher order factor to represent personality functioning (CFI = .98, RMSEA = .05, SRMR = .04). Clinical validity (effect size d = 3.1 between PD patients and controls) and clinical utility (cutoff ≥ 36 providing 87.5% specificity and 80.2% sensitivity) for detecting patients with PD were high for the short version. Both, the long and short LoPF-Q 12–18 version are ready to be used for research and diagnostic purposes.
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- Ronan Zimmermann
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research Department, Psychiatric University Hospitals of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research Department, Psychiatric University Hospitals of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Division of Developmental and Personality Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychological Methods, Institute of Psychology, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Juvenile Forensic Department, Psychiatric University Hospitals of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research Department, Psychiatric University Hospitals of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research Department, Psychiatric University Hospitals of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Chanen AM, Betts JK, Jackson H, Cotton SM, Gleeson J, Davey CG, Thompson K, Perera S, Rayner V, Chong SY, McCutcheon L. A Comparison of Adolescent versus Young Adult Outpatients with First-Presentation Borderline Personality Disorder: Findings from the MOBY Randomized Controlled Trial. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE 2022; 67:26-38. [PMID: 33576244 PMCID: PMC8811246 DOI: 10.1177/0706743721992677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The increasing focus on adolescent personality disorder has tended to ignore evidence of the developmental continuity of the period from puberty to young adulthood. This study aims to: (1) describe the characteristics of a sample of young people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) who had no previous history of evidence-based treatment for the disorder and (2) compare their characteristics by participant age group. METHODS One hundred and thirty-nine young people (15 to 25 years) with BPD, newly enrolled in the Monitoring Outcomes of BPD in Youth randomized controlled trial, completed semi-structured interview and self-report measures assessing demographic, clinical, and functional characteristics. Younger (aged 15 to 17 years; n = 64) and older (aged 18 to 25 years; n = 75) participants were compared on these same variables using t-tests, chi-square tests, and logistic regression. RESULTS Young outpatients with BPD had extensive and severe psychopathology and were functioning poorly. Adolescents and young adults with BPD showed substantial similarities on 20 key aspects of their presentation. Significant between-groups differences were observed in household makeup, treatment history, antisocial personality disorder, emotion dysregulation, substance use, age of commencement and extent of self-harm, and achievement of age-appropriate educational milestones. Adolescent BPD group membership was predicted by family composition and self-harm, whereas young adult BPD group membership was predicted by not achieving age-appropriate milestones, vocational disengagement, and emotion dysregulation. The final model explained 54% of the variance and correctly classified 80.2% of the sample by age. CONCLUSIONS Both adolescents and young adults with early stage BPD present with severe and often similar problems to one another, supporting developmental continuity across this age range. However, there are also meaningful differences in presentation, suggesting that pathways to care might differ by age and/or developmental stage. Detection and intervention for personality disorder should not be delayed until individuals reach 18 years of age.
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- Andrew M Chanen
- Orygen, Melbourne, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Orygen, Melbourne, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Orygen, Melbourne, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre and School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne Campus, Australia
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- Orygen, Melbourne, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Orygen, Melbourne, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Orygen, Melbourne, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Orygen, Melbourne, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Orygen, Melbourne, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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Quirk SE, Koivumaa-Honkanen H, Kavanagh BE, Honkanen RJ, Heikkinen J, Williams LJ. Exploring the comorbidity between personality and musculoskeletal disorders among adults: A scoping review. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:1079106. [PMID: 36819943 PMCID: PMC9932280 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1079106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION There is growing awareness of the comorbidity between mental and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and their associated burden. We aimed to explore what is known regarding the existing epidemiological clinical-and population- based literature on the comorbidity between personality disorders (PDs) and MSDs specifically. In addition, we aimed to investigate their associated burden by examining a range of outcomes including morbidity/mortality, patient- and clinical-reported outcomes, work-related outcomes, hospital admissions, and financial costs. Finally, we sought to identify gaps in the literature and provide recommendations for further research. METHODS Studies with participants 15 years of age were eligible. Categorical PDs/features (DSM-III/IV/5 or ICD 9/10), identified by a health care professional, medical records, diagnostic interviews, or self-administered questionnaires. The definitions/groupings of MSDs were guided by the ICD-10 including conditions of the back, joints, and soft tissue, and disorders of bone density and structure. Published peer-reviewed and gray literature were considered. Eligible study designs were cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies, and existing reviews of observational studies. Identification and selection of articles, data extraction and the presentation of the results was conducted according to the Joanna Briggs Institute methodological guidance and the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews. RESULTS In total, 57 articles were eligible including 10 reviews and 47 individual studies. Across clinical and population settings, we detected evidence of comorbidity between PDs and chronic back/neck/spine conditions, arthritis, and fibromyalgia, and emerging evidence of associations between PDs and reduced bone mineral density. In terms of knowledge gaps, the burden associated with PDs and MSDs is poorly understood, as is their underlying mechanisms. DISCUSSION This scoping review might prompt further research into PDs and MSDs as separate groups of disorders, along with their comorbidity and the mechanisms that may link them. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION https://osf.io/mxbr2/registrations.
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- Shae E Quirk
- School of Medicine, Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, Psychiatry, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Kuopio Musculoskeletal Research Unit (KMRU), Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Psychiatry, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Kuopio Musculoskeletal Research Unit (KMRU), Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Mental Health and Wellbeing Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- School of Medicine, Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Psychiatry, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Kuopio Musculoskeletal Research Unit (KMRU), Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Psychiatry, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Kuopio Musculoskeletal Research Unit (KMRU), Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- School of Medicine, Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.,Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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Symptômes reliés au diagnostic du trouble de personnalité limite à l’adolescence : une recension systématique de la littérature. ANNALES MEDICO-PSYCHOLOGIQUES 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.amp.2020.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ghinea D, Fuchs A, Parzer P, Koenig J, Resch F, Kaess M. Psychosocial functioning in adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury: the roles of childhood maltreatment, borderline personality disorder and depression. Borderline Personal Disord Emot Dysregul 2021; 8:21. [PMID: 34193286 PMCID: PMC8246665 DOI: 10.1186/s40479-021-00161-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 03/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a lack of studies examining psychosocial functioning in patients with non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), especially in adolescents, and rates of impaired functioning in existing literature vary considerably. These variations may be attributable to further risk factors that influence psychosocial functioning. Thus, the aim of the study was to examine whether adolescent NSSI patients with childhood maltreatment (CM), a known risk factor for lower psychosocial functioning, may differ from adolescent NSSI patients without CM, and whether these differences may be explained by the severity of comorbid disorders. Specifically, we examined whether severity of borderline personality disorder (BPD), depression and posttraumatic stress disorder may explain differences in psychosocial functioning in NSSI patients with and without CM. METHODS Data of 368 adolescents with NSSI disorder from an outpatient clinic were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Clinicans' rating of the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF) was collected, in addition to clinical interviews. RESULTS Results indicate that GAF scores were lower among NSSI patients with CM and that the difference in psychosocial functioning between these groups was explained by BPD and depression severity. CONCLUSIONS Psychosocial functioning in NSSI patients varies depending on whether they have experienced CM or not. Specifically, these differences seem to be attributable to higher BPD and depression severity in adolescent NSSI patients with CM. Clinicians should ensure to assess CM and focus on BPD and depression severity in this population. Treatment of BPD and depression may notably reduce psychosocial impairment in NSSI patients with CM.
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- Denisa Ghinea
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
- University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Zanarini MC, Athanasiadi A, Temes CM, Magni LR, Hein KE, Fitzmaurice GM, Aguirre BA, Goodman M. Symptomatic Disorders in Adults and Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder. J Pers Disord 2021; 35:48-55. [PMID: 33779275 PMCID: PMC9345066 DOI: 10.1521/pedi_2021_35_502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Symptomatic disorders often co-occur with borderline personality disorder (BPD). This study's purpose was to compare the rates of comorbidity reported by adult and adolescent inpatients with BPD, including complex comorbidity (i.e., a combination of disorders of affect and impulsivity). One hundred four adolescents (aged 13-17) and 290 adults (aged 18-35) with BPD were interviewed using an age-appropriate semistructured interview for the assessment of symptomatic disorders. Lifetime rates of mood disorders and ADHD were quite similar for the two study groups. However, rates of anxiety disorders, including PTSD, substance use disorders, eating disorders, and complex comorbidity were significantly higher among adults than adolescents. Taken together, the results of this study suggest that broadly defined disorders of both affect and impulsivity are more common among adults than adolescents with BPD. They also suggest that a pattern of complex comorbidity is even more distinguishing for these two groups of borderline patients.
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- Mary C. Zanarini
- McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- Unit of Psychiatry, St. John of God Clinical Research Centre, Brescia, Italy
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- McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, New York, New York
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Cardona ND, Temes CM, Magni LR, Hein KE, Aguirre BA, Goodman M, Zanarini MC. Affective and Behavioral Characteristics of Adolescent and Adult Borderline Personality Disorder. J Pers Disord 2021; 35:131-141. [PMID: 33779284 DOI: 10.1521/pedi_2020_34_498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Adults with borderline personality disorder (BPD) report greater affective lability, impulsivity, and aggression compared to same-age peers, but no studies have examined whether these findings are replicable among adolescents with BPD and their peers, or whether adolescents and adults with BPD report symptoms of comparable severity. One hundred and one adolescent (age 13-17) BPD inpatients and 60 age-matched, psychiatrically healthy adolescents completed self-report measures for affective lability, impulsivity, and aggression. Comparison samples included 29 and 41 adult outpatients with BPD and 127 community adults with BPD. Adolescents with BPD reported greater severity of all symptoms except nonplanning impulsiveness compared to peers. They reported similar symptom severity to adults but reported less severe verbal aggression and anger. Adolescents with BPD are distinguishable from typically developing adolescents on self-reported, dimensional affective and behavioral symptom measures, and may experience these symptoms at comparable severity to adult counterparts.
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- Nicole D Cardona
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts.,Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- Unit of Psychiatry, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio, Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts.,Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York.,Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, New York, New York
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- McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts.,Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston
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The Role of Borderline Personality Symptoms for Psychosocial and Health Related Functioning among Adolescents in a Community Sample. CHILD & YOUTH CARE FORUM 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10566-020-09581-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Developmental Trajectories of Adolescent Girls' Borderline Personality Symptoms and Sexual Risk Behaviors. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 2020; 48:1649-1658. [PMID: 32918189 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00699-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Adolescence is a developmental period during which youth tend to initiate sexual behavior, which may include sexual risk behavior. Symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) are associated with increased rates of risky behaviors. However, little is known about longitudinal associations between BPD symptoms and sexual risk behaviors during adolescence. This study examines developmental trajectories of adolescent girls' BPD symptoms and sexual risk behaviors in a community sample of Black and White girls from the Pittsburgh Girls Study (n = 1620). Dual trajectory modeling provided insights into the temporal precedence and co-development of BPD symptoms and sexual risk behaviors from ages 14 to 18. In order to examine the unique association between BPD symptoms and sexual risk behaviors, analyses controlled for symptoms of depression and conduct disorder, as well as race, sexual orientation, and pubertal development. Girls with more BPD symptoms at age 14 showed steeper growth over time in sexual risk behaviors from ages 14 to 18. Additionally, adolescents who showed steeper increases in BPD symptoms over time also showed steeper increases in sexual risk behaviors across adolescence. Notably, however, sexual risk behavior at age 14 was not significantly associated with longitudinal trajectories of BPD symptoms. Results suggest that adolescent girls with early symptoms of BPD are at heightened risk for the development of sexual risk behaviors during adolescence, while the reverse association does not hold. Implications for adolescent development and sexual risk behavior are discussed.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW We review recent research concerning the diagnosis and treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD) in young people. We examine evidence for the need to define an appropriate age for detection, and the suitability of current classification methods and treatment. RECENT FINDINGS Evidence supports early detection and intervention for subsyndromal borderline pathology or categorical BPD across an extended developmental period. A range of structured treatments are effective for BPD in young people, although the role of treatment components in successful outcomes is unclear. Substantial evidence suggests that a stronger focus on functional outcomes, especially social and vocational outcomes, is warranted. Effective treatments for BPD are rarely available internationally. There is a need to assess whether less complex interventions might be developed that are scalable across health systems. A clinical staging model should be considered, addressing clinical distress and co-occurring psychopathology, as well as diagnosis.
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Chanen A. Borderline personality disorder is not a variant of normal adolescent development. Personal Ment Health 2017; 11:147-149. [PMID: 28786229 DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Andrew Chanen
- Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Parkville, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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