Borderline Personality Disorder and Religiosity: Exploring the Relationship

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-56
Author(s):  
Lisa Hosack
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Religious Faith ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The negative effects of borderline personality disorder (BPD) are widely documented. And while religiosity has been found to be generally beneficial for individuals with clinical disorders, little is known about the relationship of religiosity and personality disorders, including BPD.  The purpose of this quantitative, cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between BPD and two important components of religiosity. The first was termed religious quest and was defined in the study as the level of one’s internal openness to faith and spirituality. The other was defined as religious engagement and was defined in the study as the external, behavioral marks of religious faith such as prayer and attendance at religious events. A survey comprised of several validated measures was administered to undergraduate students within a large public university in the Midwest (N = 466).

Sub-clinical borderline personality disorder symptoms as predictor of suicidality and non-suicidal self-injury in young Pakistani females

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Gull Zareen ◽  
Farzana Ashraf ◽  
Admin
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Clinical Population ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Personality Features

Abstract The aim of this study was to determine if suicidal and non-suicidal self-injury can be predicted by the symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and if non-suicidal self-injury predicts suicidality in young adult females. In this cross-sectional study, 150 undergraduate females (mean age 20.47±3.17) were conveniently sampled and assessed on McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder, Suicidal Behaviour Questionnaire-Revised, and the Inventory of Statements about Self-injury. Borderline Personality features significantly predicted suicidal ideation and behaviour (?=.383, p<.001) and non-suicidal self-injury (?.282, p<.01). Likewise, non-suicidal self-injury was positively associated with suicidality (r =.330, p<.01). Even sub-threshold BPD features in a non-clinical population may be predictive of suicidal and non-suicidal self-injury. Future research should be based on the management and interventional strategies for tested constructs. Further, screening measures need to be introduced to better detect population at risk of subclinical BPD, suicidal ideation and self-injury. Keywords: Suicidal, Self-injury, Continuous...

scholarly journals Borderline personality disorder and polycystic ovary syndrome: A review of the literature

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raelene YM Tan ◽  
Jasmin Grigg ◽  
Jayashri Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Polycystic Ovaries ◽  
Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: This review examines the existing evidence for the relationship between borderline personality disorder and polycystic ovary syndrome, and to identify commonalities in etiological mechanisms of borderline personality disorder and polycystic ovary syndrome that might explain the relationship between these seemingly disparate disorders. Methods: A search of Medline, EMBASE and Cochrane Central was undertaken on 5 December 2016 to identify studies investigating women with borderline personality disorder and polycystic ovary syndrome (or symptoms and markers specific to polycystic ovary syndrome). Results: Nine studies were identified, including three cross-sectional studies investigating symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome in women with borderline personality disorder, two cross-sectional and one cohort study examining the prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and three case reports of comorbid borderline personality disorder and polycystic ovary syndrome. Conclusion: Overall, the literature shows women with borderline personality disorder to have higher than expected serum androgen levels and incidence of polycystic ovaries, which can be key features of polycystic ovary syndrome. However, this research is still in its infancy, which limits our understanding of this potential comorbid phenomenon. Given the emerging anecdotal and empirical evidence to date, a theoretical discussion of the potential psychoneuroendocrinological mechanism underlying the borderline personality disorder and polycystic ovary syndrome comorbidity is provided. Further rigorous studies using standardized diagnostic criteria for polycystic ovary syndrome are warranted. Specifically, the use of prospective controlled cohort studies may be able to determine the causality and temporality of observed comorbid borderline personality disorder and polycystic ovary syndrome.

scholarly journals Descriptive and Longitudinal Observations on the Relationship of Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder

2006 ◽  
Vol 163 (7) ◽  
pp. 1173-1178 ◽  
Author(s):  
John G. Gunderson ◽  
Igor Weinberg ◽  
Maria T. Daversa ◽  
Karsten D. Kueppenbender ◽  
Mary C. Zanarini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship
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