Conceptualizing Borderline Personality Disorder Within an Emotional Disorders Framework

2019 ◽  
pp. 245-263
Author(s):  
Shannon Sauer-Zavala ◽  
Kate H. Bentley ◽  
Julianne G. Wilner
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Borderline Personality

Examining the Efficacy of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in the Treatment of Individuals With Borderline Personality Disorder

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 522-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle E. Lopez ◽  
Jill A. Stoddard ◽  
Andrew Noorollah ◽  
Giovanna Zerbi ◽  
Laura A. Payne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Transdiagnostic Treatment ◽  
Unified Protocol

The unified protocol for anxiety and depression with comorbid borderline personality disorder: a single case design clinical series

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle E. Lopez ◽  
Steven R. Thorp ◽  
Matthew Dekker ◽  
Andrew Noorollah ◽  
Giovanna Zerbi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Individual Treatment ◽  
List Type ◽  
Unified Protocol ◽  
Clinical Series

AbstractThis study used a single case experimental design to investigate the use of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP) among a sample of individuals with depression and anxiety who also presented with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Eight women received individual treatment with the UP over the course of 14–16 treatment sessions, and were assessed for anxiety and depression severity on a weekly basis over a 2–6 week baseline period and throughout treatment. Three of the eight participants demonstrated reliable pre- to post-treatment clinical improvements on depression and stress scales, and one participant demonstrated a reliable reduction on an anxiety scale. Two participants demonstrated a reliable improvement in overall anxiety. The results indicate that the UP applied to individuals diagnosed with primary BPD may lead to clinical improvement in depression, stress and anxiety for some individuals. However, the majority of individuals with BPD in our sample did not show strong improvement, and this suggests the need for additional sessions of UP or an intervention that focuses on the symptoms of BPD specifically for some women.Key learning aims (1)To describe the applicability of the Unified Protocol in the treatment of individuals with borderline personality and co-occurring anxiety or depression.(2)To understand the value of utilizing a transdiagnostic approach as an alternative to diagnosis-specific approaches to treatment.(3)To identify the four core modules of the Unified Protocol and describe the general format for individual treatment.

The Unified Protocol for Borderline Personality Disorder

2017 ◽  
pp. 200-214
Author(s):  
Shannon Sauer-Zavala ◽  
Kate H. Bentley ◽  
Julianne G. Wilner
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Diagnostic Group ◽  
Emotional Disorder ◽  
Transdiagnostic Treatment ◽  
Unified Protocol ◽  
Maintenance Factors ◽  
Case Presentations

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe, difficult-to-treat psychiatric condition that represents a large proportion of treatment-seeking individuals. This disorder is characterized by high rates of co-occurrence with depressive and anxiety disorders, and recent explanations for this comorbidity suggest that these disorders share biological vulnerabilities and functional maintenance factors. Given the commonalities among BPD and other emotional disorders, the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP) was clinically applied to five individuals who met criteria for BPD and at least one comorbid emotional disorder. This chapter will highlight the theoretical rationale for considering BPD an emotional disorder, underscoring the use of the UP with this population. In addition, detailed case presentations of two individuals with BPD treated with the UP will be presented to illustrate the ways in which UP skills can be flexibly applied within this diagnostic group.

Emotion, Social Function, and Psychopathology

1998 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dacher Keltner ◽  
Ann M. Kring
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Emotional Disturbances ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
The Social

The studies of emotion function and emotional disorders complement one another. In this article, the authors outline relations between the social functions of emotion and four psychological disorders. The authors first present a social-functional account of emotion and argue that emotions help coordinate social interactions through their informative, evocative, and incentive functions. They then review evidence concerning the emotional and social problems related to depression, schizophrenia, social anxiety, and borderline personality disorder and consider how the emotional disturbances related to these disorders disrupt interactions and relationships, thus contributing further to the maintenance of the disorder. They conclude by discussing research strategies relevant to the study of emotion, social interaction, and psychopathology.

Borderline Personality Disorder in Mom Predicts Teen's Social Problems

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
SARAH PRESSMAN LOVINGER
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Borderline Personality

Emotion-Oriented Coping Style Predicts Self-Harm in Response to Acute Psychiatric Hospitalization

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Jacqueline M. Frei ◽  
Vladimir Sazhin ◽  
Melissa Fick ◽  
Keong Yap
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitalization ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatients ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Coping Behaviors ◽  
Self Harm

Abstract. Psychiatric hospitalization can cause significant distress for patients. Research has shown that to cope with the stress, patients sometimes resort to self-harm. Given the paucity of research on self-harm among psychiatric inpatients, a better understanding of transdiagnostic processes as predictors of self-harm during psychiatric hospitalization is needed. The current study examined whether coping styles predicted self-harm after controlling for commonly associated factors, such as age, gender, and borderline personality disorder. Participants were 72 patients (mean age = 39.32 years, SD = 12.29, 64% male) admitted for inpatient treatment at a public psychiatric hospital in Sydney, Australia. Participants completed self-report measures of coping styles and ward-specific coping behaviors, including self-harm, in relation to coping with the stress of acute hospitalization. Results showed that younger age, diagnosis of borderline personality disorder, and higher emotion-oriented coping were associated with self-harm. After controlling for age and borderline personality disorder, higher levels of emotion-oriented coping were found to be a significant predictor of self-harm. Findings were partially consistent with hypotheses; emotion-oriented but not avoidance-oriented coping significantly predicted self-harm. This finding may help to identify and provide psychiatric inpatients who are at risk of self-harm with appropriate therapeutic interventions.

Comparison of Three Questionnaires to Screen for Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents and Young Adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne van Alebeek ◽  
Paul T. van der Heijden ◽  
Christel Hessels ◽  
Melissa S.Y. Thong ◽  
Marcel van Aken
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Patient Questionnaire ◽  
Statistical Manual ◽  
Axis Ii ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
Dsm Iv

Abstract. One of the most common personality disorders among adolescents and young adults is the Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). The objective of current study was to assess three questionnaires that can reliably screen for BPD in adolescents and young adults (N = 53): the McLean Screening Instrument for BPD (MSI-BPD; Zanarini et al., 2003 ), the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire 4th edition – BPD scale (PDQ-4 BPD; Hyler, 1994 ), and the SCID-II Patient Questionnaire – BPD scale (SCID-II-PQ BPD). The nine criteria of BPD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV; APA, 1994 ) were measured with the Structural Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II disorders – BPD scale (SCID-II; First, Spitzer, Gibbon, Williams, & Benjamin, 1995 ). Correlations between the questionnaires and the SCID-II were calculated. In addition, the sensitivity and specificity of the questionnaires were tested. All instruments predicted the BPD diagnosis equally well.

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