ArticleBorderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation2024
A cluster analysis of attachment styles in patients with borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder and ADHD.
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- The effect of exercise interventions on mental health in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- RDoC Mechanisms Underlying Bodily Symptoms in Psychiatry: A Scoping Review.Psychology research and behavior management · 2026Review
- The Association Between Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms and Social Behaviour Among University Students.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Clinical symptoms and functional impairment in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) co-morbid tic disorder (TD) patients: a cluster-based investigation.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Explainable AI for Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis Using Hjorth Parameters.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundInsecure adult attachment has been associated with psychiatric disorders characterized by emotional dysregulation, such as borderline personality disorder (BPD), bipolar disorder (BD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, little is known about the differences in attachment patterns between these diagnostic groups. The aim of this study was to identify clusters of adult attachment style in a cross-diagnostic group of patients with BDP and/or BD and/or ADHD and explore the characteristics of these clusters based on temperament profile, childhood trauma and psychiatric diagnoses.
methodsK-means cluster analysis was used to identify subgroups, based on the Attachment Style Questionnaire Short Form dimensions, in a clinical cohort of 150 young adults (113 women and 37 men, mean age ± SD = 23.3 ± 2.1) diagnosed with BPD, and/or BD, and/or ADHD.
resultsThree distinct clusters were identified: a secure, an insecure/avoidant-anxious and an insecure/avoidant cluster. These three clusters differed in temperament profile and related psychiatric diagnoses.
conclusionsThe three clusters of attachment in individuals with BPD, BD and/or ADHD could support differentiation between the disorders as well provide information usable for planning of treatment.
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