ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2021
Dissociation in Borderline Personality Disorder: Recent Experimental, Neurobiological Studies, and Implications for Future Research and Treatment.
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- Assessing dissociation: A systematic review and evaluation of existing measures.Journal of psychiatric research · 2025Pooled it
- Assessment of neurotransmitter-related structural brain changes in borderline personality disorder: an MRI study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Fluctuations of dissociation and inner tension during inpatient dialectical behavior therapy: associations with self-injury and suicidal ideation.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2026Article
- Emotion Dysregulation as a Core Feature of Borderline Personality Disorder: Associations with Impulsivity and Symptom Severity in Emerging Adulthood.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- RDoC Mechanisms Underlying Bodily Symptoms in Psychiatry: A Scoping Review.Psychology research and behavior management · 2026Review
- Trait dissociation in borderline personality disorder: influence on immediate therapy outcomes, follow-up assessments, and self-harm patterns.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Increased self-focus and diminished informativity: referential and structural properties of narrative speech production in borderline personality disorder.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2025Article
- Decoupled but Intertwined Association Between Dissociation and Depression: The Impact of Sleep and Gastrointestinal Symptoms.Psychiatry investigation · 2025Article
- Dissociative experiences alter resting state functional connectivity after childhood abuse.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Acute, Chronic, and Everyday Physical Pain in Borderline Personality Disorder.Current psychiatry reports · 2024Review
- Borderline personality disorder and sexuality: causes and consequences of dissociative symptoms.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2024Article
- Borderline personality disorder features and their relationship with trauma and dissociation in a sample of community health service users.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2023Article
- Associations of state or trait dissociation with severity of psychopathology in young people with borderline personality disorder.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2023Article
- The temporal dynamics of dissociation: protocol for an ecological momentary assessment and laboratory study in a transdiagnostic sample.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- The role of emotional instability in borderline personality disorder: a systematic review.Annals of general psychiatry · 2023Review
- Dissociation, trauma, and borderline personality disorder.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2022Article
- Case Report: Anomalous Experience in a Dissociative Identity and Borderline Personality Disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Childhood Traumatic Experiences and Dimensional Models of Personality Disorder in DSM-5 and ICD-11: Opportunities and Challenges.Current psychiatry reports · 2021Review
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe aim of this review article is to give an overview over recent experimental neurobiological research on dissociation in borderline personality disorder (BPD), in order to inform clinicians and to stimulate further research. First, we introduce basic definitions and models that conceptualize dissociation from a transdiagnostic perspective. Then, we discuss recent findings in BPD. RECENT
findingsStress-related dissociation is a key symptom of BPD, closely linked to other core domains of the disorder (emotion dysregulation, identity disturbances, and interpersonal disturbances). The understanding of neurobiological correlates of dissociation across different psychiatric disorders (e.g., dissociative disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder) is steadily increasing. At the same time, studies explicitly focusing on dissociation in BPD are still scarce. There is evidence for adverse effects of dissociation on affective-cognitive functioning (e.g., interference inhibition), body perception, and psychotherapeutic treatment response in BPD. On the neural level, increased activity in frontal regions (e.g., inferior frontal gyrus) and temporal areas (e.g., inferior and superior temporal gyrus) during symptom provocation tasks and during resting state was observed, although findings are still diverse and need to be replicated. Conceptual differences and methodological differences in study designs and sample characteristics (e.g., comorbidities, trauma history) hinder a straightforward interpretation and comparison of studies. Given the potentially detrimental impact of dissociation in BPD, more research on the topic is strongly needed to deepen the understanding of this complex clinical condition.
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