scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire in a Colombian population sample.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Camilo Rueda ◽  
Stefano Vinaccia Alpi ◽  
Yuli Jimenez ◽  
Brayan Vinasco ◽  
Yecid Baltazar Vidal
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Reflective Functioning ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Reflective Function ◽  
Internal States ◽  
Key Factor

The capacity to understand the behavior of oneself and others in terms of internal states as emotions, beliefs, and desires (Reflective function or mentalization) is a key factor in the development of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). The present study aimed to analyze the psychometric properties in the Spanish version of the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ).

The association between reflective function and global functionality in patients with borderline personality disorder

2020 ◽  
pp. 103985622098180
Author(s):  
Glaydcianne Pinheiro Bezerra ◽  
Pricilla Braga Laskoski ◽  
Luciana Terra ◽  
Luis Francisco Ramos-Lima ◽  
Fernanda Barcellos Serralta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Global Assessment ◽  
Reflective Functioning ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Reflective Function ◽  
Global Assessment Of Functioning ◽  
Defensive Style ◽  
Self Reporting Questionnaire ◽  
Uncertainty Score

Objective: To examine the association between reflective function and global functionality in borderline personality disorder (BPD) patients, controlling for symptomatology and defensive style. Method: Thirty-nine female inpatients were evaluated employing a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Structured Clinical Interview for Personality Disorders-II (SCID-II), the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ), the Defence Style Questionnaire-40 (DSQ-40) and the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF). Results: Functionality was inversely associated with the reflective function uncertainty score (–.458; p < .01) and neurotic defences (–.335; p < .05). Symptom severity (SRQ-20) was associated with the use of immature defences (–.445; p < .01). The association between functionality and the reflective function uncertainty score remained significant, even when controlled for symptoms and defensive style ( p = .002). Conclusion: The ability to mentalise seems to play a central and somehow independent role in BPD psychopathology.

scholarly journals Transference-focused psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder: Change in reflective function

2015 ◽  
Vol 207 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melitta Fischer-Kern ◽  
Stephan Doering ◽  
Svenja Taubner ◽  
Susanne Hörz ◽  
Johannes Zimmermann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Reflective Functioning ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Reflective Function ◽  
Personality Functioning ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
Transference Focused Psychotherapy

SummaryBorderline personality disorder is associated with deficits in personality functioning and mentalisation. In a randomised controlled trial 104 people with borderline personality disorder received either transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP) or treatment by experienced community therapists. Among other outcome variables, mentalisation was assessed by means of the Reflective Functioning Scale (RF Scale). Findings revealed only significant improvements in reflective function in the TFP group within 1 year of treatment. The between-group effect was of medium size (d = 0.45). Improvements in reflective function were significantly correlated with improvements in personality organisation.

scholarly journals The Italian Version of the Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index IV: Psychometric Properties, Clinical Usefulness, and Possible Diagnostic Implications

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ester di Giacomo ◽  
Arnoud Arntz ◽  
Maria Fotiadou ◽  
Eugenio Aguglia ◽  
Lavinia Barone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
First Time

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) has a core embodied in affective and behavioral dysregulations, impulsivity, and relational disturbance. Clinical presentation might be heterogeneous due to a combination of different symptoms listed in the DSM-5. Clinical diagnosis and assessment of the severity of manifestations might be improved through the administration of structured interviews such as the Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index, 4th edition (BPDSI-IV). The psychometric properties of the Italian version of the BPDSI-IV were examined for the first time in 248 patients affected by BPD and 113 patients affected by bipolar disorder, proving to be a valid and accurate instrument with good internal consistency and high accuracy. The Italian version also demonstrates significant validity in the discrimination between these clinical groups (p < 5001).

scholarly journals The Pathogenesis and Treatment of Emotion Dysregulation in Borderline Personality Disorder

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Laddis
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Efficacy Study ◽  
Emotional Lability ◽  
Imaging Findings ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Deficit ◽  
Key Factor

Uncontrollable emotional lability and impulsivity are a paramount phenomenon of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). This paper aims to review theories that entertain emotion dysregulation as the core deficit of BPD and a key factor in the etiology of BPD, in order, then, to propose the author’s own theory, which arguably transcends certain limitations of the earlier ones. The author asserts that his psychodynamic theory explains the symptoms of BPD more thoroughly and it inspires a more parsimonious interpretation of brain imaging findings. In closing, the author draws implications of the proposed theory for clinical practice. He reports an efficacy study for treatment of emotion dysregulation based on that theory.

scholarly journals Validation of the French version of the McLean Screening Instrument for Adolescent Borderline Personality Disorder (MSI-BPD)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bojan Mirkovic ◽  
Mario Speranza ◽  
Lionel Cailhol ◽  
Julien-Daniel Guelfi ◽  
Fernando Perez-Diaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
High Specificity ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Screening Instrument ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
French Version ◽  
Low Sensitivity

Abstract Background: The study examines the psychometric properties of the French version of the McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder (MSI-BPD) created by M. Zanarini to screen borderline personality disorder in clinical and non-clinical populations.Method: In this multicentric longitudinal study from the European Network on Borderline Personality Disorder, a sample of 84 adolescent patients from five psychiatric centres and 85 matched controls without psychiatric comorbidity completed the MSI-BPD, French version, and were interviewed with the Structured Interview for DSM-IV Personality (SIDP-IV), in order to assess the presence or absence of borderline personality disorder.Results: The MSI-BPD showed excellent internal consistency (α = 0.87 [0.84;0.90]). Compared to the semi-structured reference interview (SIDP-IV), the MSI-BPD showed substantial congruent validity (AUC = 0.93, CI 95%: 0.90 - 0.97). The optimal cut-off point in the present study was 5 or more, as it had relatively high sensitivity (0.87) and specificity (0.85). In our sample, the cut-off point (7 or more) proposed by the original developers of the MSI-BPD showed high specificity (0.95) but low sensitivity (0.63).Conclusions: The French version of the MSI-BPD is now available, and its psychometric properties are satisfactory. The French version of the MSI-PBD can be used as a screening tool for borderline personality disorder, for clinical purposes or in research studies.

scholarly journals The Italian version of the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire: Validity data for adults and its association with severity of borderline personality disorder

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. e0206433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niccolò Morandotti ◽  
Natascia Brondino ◽  
Alessia Merelli ◽  
Annalisa Boldrini ◽  
Giulia Zelda De Vidovich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Reflective Functioning ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Validity Data ◽  
Questionnaire Validity
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