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ArticleBorderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation2023

Psychopathology and Theory of Mind in patients with personality disorders.

Juliane Burghardt, Silvia Gradl, Magdalena Knopp, Manuel Sprung

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Article in Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Juliane BurghardtDivision of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology and Psychodynamics, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30, Krems an Der Donau, 3500, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0690-0731
Silvia GradlDivision of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology and Psychodynamics, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30, Krems an Der Donau, 3500, Austria. silvia.gradl@kl.ac.at.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4025-4262
Magdalena KnoppDivision of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology and Psychodynamics, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30, Krems an Der Donau, 3500, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9761-7362
Manuel SprungDivision of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology and Psychodynamics, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30, Krems an Der Donau, 3500, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0315-0912
Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences · ATEkaterinburg State Theatre Institute · RUGraz University Hospital · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePeople with mental disorders frequently suffer from deficits in the ability to infer other's mental states (Theory of Mind; ToM). Individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) show ToM deficits characterized by exceeding ToM (over-attributions of mental states). The present study analyzed associations between ToM, BPD severity, and depression severity in patients with BPD and other personality disorders.

methodWe analyzed ToM abilities in 128 patients with BPD and 82 patients with 'mixed and other personality disorders' (MOPD). MOPD are diagnosed if symptoms of multiple personality disorders are present without any set of symptoms being dominant enough to allow a specific diagnosis. We used the movies for the assessment of social cognition (MASC) to measure ToM abilities, the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) to assess severity of depression and the McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder (MSI-BPD) to assess the severity of BPD symptoms.

resultsBoth symptoms of BPD and depression were associated with exceeding ToM in separate regressions. Using a stepwise regression, only the association of depression severity with exceeding ToM was reliable. Patients with BPD and MOPD did not differ in exceeding ToM. Age was most reliably associated with ToM.

conclusionThe results imply that exceeding ToM is associated with general psychopathology instead of BPD-symptoms in specific. Patients with MOPD show deficits similar to BPD patients.

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Borderline personality disorderDepressionMixed personality disordersSymptom severityTheory of Mind

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PMID37259167
PMCPMC10234024
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