ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2021
The Role of Trauma in Early Onset Borderline Personality Disorder: A Biopsychosocial Perspective.
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 87 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Impact of Psychological Interventions on Functioning in the Context of Borderline Personality Disorder Features for Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Sexual Dysfunctions and Problematic Sexuality in Personality Disorders and Pathological Personality Traits: A Systematic Review.Current psychiatry reports · 2023Pooled it
- A web-based psychoeducational programme for trauma-related symptoms in Indonesian undergraduate students: a pilot randomized controlled trial.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Trial
- Early remission of deliberate self-harm predicts emotion regulation capacity in adulthood: 12.4 years follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of adolescents with repeated self-harm and borderline features.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Iconic Therapy for the reduction of borderline personality disorder symptoms among suicidal youth: a preliminary study.BMC psychiatry · 2022Trial
- The salient role of childhood neglect in single and multiple suicide attempts among adult psychiatric inpatients.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Experiences of mothers with borderline personality disorder following an intervention to support mother-infant relationships: "more tools in my toolbox".Infant mental health journal · 2026Article
- Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder: A Systematic Review of Diagnostic Distinction and Comorbidity.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Trichotillomania and skin-picking disorder: associations with childhood maltreatment and the mediating role of depressive symptoms.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Childhood Traumatic Experiences and ICD-11 Model of Personality Disorders: a Study Among Croatian Psychiatric Patients.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2026Article
- Different types of childhood trauma in relation to borderline personality traits and self-control in Chinese adolescents.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- The Role of Social Adversity in the Association Between Autistic Traits and Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms.Personality and mental health · 2026Article
- Borderline personality disorder in East Asian adolescents: a comprehensive review of research on assessment, etiology, and treatment.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
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- Borderline personality disorder (BPD) features and their relationship with trauma and dissociation among Chinese adolescents: is BPD really a trauma-related disorder?European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Latent class analysis of women with borderline personality disorder: the role of adverse childhood experiences in impulsivity, emotional dysregulation, and neurocognitive profiles.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2025Article
- Neural Correlates of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Based on Electroencephalogram (EEG)-A Mechanistic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Investigation of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter, Intraocular Pressure, and Dry Eye in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder: The Role of Childhood Trauma.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Wired for Intensity: The Neuropsychological Dynamics of Borderline Personality Disorders-An Integrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- The mediating role of maladaptive perfectionism in the relationship between childhood trauma and depression.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
The role of childhood trauma in the development of borderline personality disorder (BPD) in young age has long been studied. The most accurate theoretical models are multifactorial, taking into account a range of factors, including early trauma, to explain evolutionary pathways of BPD. We reviewed studies published on PubMed in the last 20 years to evaluate whether different types of childhood trauma, like sexual and physical abuse and neglect, increase the risk and shape the clinical picture of BPD. BPD as a sequela of childhood traumas often occurs with multiple comorbidities (e.g. mood, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, eating, dissociative, addictive, psychotic, and somatoform disorders). In such cases it tends to have a prolonged course, to be severe, and treatment-refractory. In comparison with subjects who suffer from other personality disorders, patients with BPD experience childhood abuse more frequently. Adverse childhood experiences affect different biological systems (HPA axis, neurotransmission mechanisms, endogenous opioid systems, gray matter volume, white matter connectivity), with changes persisting into adulthood. A growing body of evidence is emerging about interaction between genes (e.g. FKBP5 polymorphisms and CRHR2 variants) and environment (physical and sexual abuse, emotional neglect).
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