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ArticleBorderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation2021

Narrative coherence of autobiographical memories in women with borderline personality disorder and associations with childhood adversity.

Glenn Bendstrup, Erik Simonsen, Mickey T Kongerslev, Mie S Jørgensen, Lea S Petersen, Marianne S Thomsen, Martin Vestergaard

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Article in Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Glenn BendstrupPsychiatric Research Unit, Psychiatry Region Zealand, Slagelse, Denmark. gleb@regionsjaelland.dk.
Erik SimonsenPsychiatric Research Unit, Psychiatry Region Zealand, Slagelse, Denmark.
Mickey T KongerslevPsychiatric Clinic Roskilde, Psychiatry Region Zealand, Roskilde, Denmark.
Mie S JørgensenPsychiatric Research Unit, Psychiatry Region Zealand, Slagelse, Denmark.
Lea S PetersenPsychiatric Research Unit, Psychiatry Region Zealand, Slagelse, Denmark.
Marianne S ThomsenPsychiatric Research Unit, Psychiatry Region Zealand, Slagelse, Denmark.
Martin VestergaardPsychiatric Research Unit, Psychiatry Region Zealand, Slagelse, Denmark.
Psychiatry Region Zealand · DKRegion Zealand · DKUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPeople suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) seem to have incoherent autobiographical narratives. Tentative evidence suggests that reduced narrative coherence of autobiographical memories is associated with insecure attachment. However, it remains unknown whether incoherent autobiographical narratives in people with BPD are coupled to experiences of childhood trauma, which is highly prevalent in BPD.

methodWe examined if written autobiographical memories in 26 female participants with BPD had reduced narrative coherence relative to 28 healthy female controls and whether more incoherent narratives were associated with childhood trauma.

resultsAs hypothesized, results showed that compared to controls, the autobiographical memories in participants with BPD had reduced narrative coherence, specifically inadequate orientation about the narrative and lack of narrative structure. More self-reported childhood adversity was coupled to lower orientation across groups whereas increased childhood adversity showed a specific relationship to lowered narrative structure in BPD participants.

conclusionWomen with BPD had incoherent autobiographical narratives, and reduced narrative coherence was associated with more self-reported childhood adversity, which appeared to explain the group differences.

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Autobiographical memoryBorderline personality disorderChildhood traumaNarrative coherence

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PMID34099064
PMCPMC8183034
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