scholarly journals The relationship between impulsivity and attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms in female patients with borderline personality disorder

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filiz Kulacaoglu ◽  
Mustafa Solmaz ◽  
Hasan Belli ◽  
Ferhat Can Ardic ◽  
Ercan Akin ◽  
...  
1996 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 624-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence A. Labbate ◽  
David M. Benedek

We explored the relationship between psychiatric diagnosis and the presence of stuffed animals at the bedside in a population of adult female psychiatric inpatients. One of the authors made approximately weekly surveys of the wardrooms of adult psychiatric inpatients over twelve months for the presence of displayed stuffed animals. The observer was blind to the diagnosis of 80% of the patients, and the study or its hypothesis was not known to other physicians. The discharge diagnoses of patients displaying stuffed animals were recorded and compared with those of the ward population in general. Among 36 female patients who displayed stuffed animals in their rooms, Borderline Personality Disorder was diagnosed in 22 (61%) of these patients. Of 447 adult female patients admitted to the same unit over the same period, only 17% were noted to be diagnosed Borderline Personality Disorder. Stuffed animals as a bedside clinical clue may suggest evaluation for Borderline Personality Disorder.


2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 584-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavla Linhartová ◽  
Jan Širůček ◽  
Anastasia Ejova ◽  
Richard Barteček ◽  
Pavel Theiner ◽  
...  

Objective: Impulsivity, observed in patients with various psychiatric disorders, is a heterogeneous construct with different behavioral manifestations. Through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), this study tests hypotheses about relationships between dimensions of impulsivity measured using personality questionnaires and behavioral tests. Method: The study included 200 healthy people, 40 patients with borderline personality disorder, and 26 patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who underwent a comprehensive impulsivity test battery including the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS), UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale, a Go-NoGo task, a stop-signal task, and a delay discounting task. Results: A CFA model comprising three self-reported and three behavioral latent variables reached a good fit. Both patient groups scored higher in the self-reported dimensions and impulsive choice; only the ADHD patients displayed impaired waiting and stopping impulsivity. Conclusions: Using the developed CFA model, it is possible to describe relations between impulsivity dimensions and show different impulsivity patterns in patient populations.


2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Kling

As many research studies show, a large portion of clinicians in the mental field hold pejorative attitudes toward those with borderline personality disorder. Oftentimes, these attitudes become manifest through the use of stigmatizing language to describe client behavior, such as “manipulative” and “attention seeking.” In this article, combining personal experience with research, I explore how stigmatizing language and attitudes affect the relationship between client and clinician and how such language impacts recovery. I offer for consideration solutions that might be more conducive to recovery and lead to a better working relationship between client and clinician.


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