Borderline personality disorder symptoms as mediational mechanisms linking childhood trauma and nonsuicidal self‐injury among women with bulimia nervosa

Author(s):  
Dorian R. Dodd ◽  
Ross D. Crosby ◽  
Li Cao ◽  
Kathryn H. Gordon ◽  
Stephen A. Wonderlich
2017 ◽  
Vol 158 (19) ◽  
pp. 740-747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katalin Merza ◽  
János Harmatta ◽  
Gábor Papp ◽  
Ildikó Kuritárné Szabó

Abstract: Introduction: Childhood traumatization plays a significant role in the etiology of borderline personality disorder. Studies found a significant association between childhood traumatization, dissociation, and nonsuicidal self-injurious behavior. Aim: The aim of our study was to assess dissociation and nonsuicidal self-injury among borderline inpatients and to reveal the association between childhood traumatization, dissociation, and self-injurious behavior. Method: The sample consisted of 80 borderline inpatients and 73 depressed control patients. Childhood traumatization, dissociation and self-injurious behavior were assessed by questionnaires. Results: Borderline patients reported severe and multiplex childhood traumatization. Cumulative trauma score and sexual abuse were the strongest predictors of dissociation. Furthermore, we have found that cumulative trauma score and dissociation were highly predictive of self-injurious behavior. Conclusion: Our results suggest that self-injurious behavior and dissociation in borderline patients can be regarded as indicators of childhood traumatization. Orv Hetil. 2017; 158(19): 740–747.


2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 529-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Landon F. Zaki ◽  
Karin G. Coifman ◽  
Eshkol Rafaeli ◽  
Kathy R. Berenson ◽  
Geraldine Downey

Author(s):  
Margaret S. Andover ◽  
Heather T. Schatten ◽  
Blair W. Morris

Individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are at an elevated risk for engaging in self-injurious behaviors, including suicide, attempted suicide, and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of research on self-injurious behaviors among individuals with BPD. Definitions and prevalence rates are provided for NSSI, suicide, and attempted suicide. Clinical correlates of and risk factors for the behaviors, as well as associations between specific BPD criteria and self-injurious behaviors, are discussed, and a brief overview of treatments focused on reducing self-injurious behaviors among BPD patients is provided. By understanding risk factors for attempted suicide and NSSI in BPD, we can better identify patients who are at increased risk and focus treatment efforts on addressing modifiable risk factors.


2008 ◽  
Vol 196 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaus Kleindienst ◽  
Martin Bohus ◽  
Petra Ludäscher ◽  
Matthias F. Limberger ◽  
Katrin Kuenkele ◽  
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2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Robert S. Biskin ◽  
Joel Paris ◽  
Phyllis Zelkowitz ◽  
Devin Mills ◽  
Lise Laporte ◽  
...  

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) typically has an onset in adolescence. Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) could be associated with its subsequent development. The aim of this study was to examine whether NSSI among adolescents in the community is associated with a risk for BPD in emerging adulthood. Sixty-nine adolescents (11–13 years old) with a history of NSSI and 61 matched controls were assessed for NSSI and then reassessed between ages 18 to 20 years. Findings showed that continuation of NSSI over time was associated with higher ratings of BPD symptomatology and greater impairment in psychosocial functioning. Both of these relations were mediated by deficits in emotion regulation. These results suggest that adolescents who engage in NSSI may need to be assessed for problems regulating emotions and to be provided with early interventions to help prevent continuation of NSSI.


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