Anna Schulze, Leonie Cloos, Monika Zdravkovic, Stefanie Lis, Annegret Krause-Utz
{"title":"On the interplay of borderline personality features, childhood trauma severity, attachment types, and social support.","authors":"Anna Schulze, Leonie Cloos, Monika Zdravkovic, Stefanie Lis, Annegret Krause-Utz","doi":"10.1186/s40479-022-00206-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40479-022-00206-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) have consistently been associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Still, it is not yet entirely understood if and how different types of ACE (emotional, physical, sexual abuse, neglect) relate to different BPD subdomains (affective instability, identity disturbance, negative relationships, self-harm). Insecure attachment and lower perceived social support are associated with both ACE and BPD and may therefore contribute to their relationship. No study so far integrated all these variables in one model, while accounting for their mutual influence on each other. We investigated the interplay of BPD subdomains, ACE, attachment, and perceived social support using a graph-theoretical approach.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An international sample of 1692 participants completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), the Borderline Feature Scale from the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI-BOR), the Adult Attachment Scale (AAS), and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) via an online survey. We estimated a partial correlation network including subscales of the CTQ and the PAI-BOR as nodes. We extended the network by including subscales of the AAS and MSPSS as additional nodes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Emotional abuse was the most central node in both networks and a bridge between other types of ACE and BPD features. All domains of BPD except affective instability were associated with emotional abuse. Identity disturbances was the most central node in the BPD network. The association between ACE and BPD features was partly but not fully explained by attachment and social support.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings suggest that emotional abuse is an important link in the association between ACE and BPD features, also when taking attachment and social support into account. Findings further suggest an outstanding role of identity disturbance, linking emotional abuse to affective instability and being strongly associated with attachment anxiety.</p>","PeriodicalId":48586,"journal":{"name":"Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation","volume":"9 1","pages":"35"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9762015/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10459135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joaquim Soler, Elisabet Casellas-Pujol, Juan Carlos Pascual, Carlos Schmidt, Elisabet Domínguez-Clavé, Ausias Cebolla, David Alvear, Anna Muro, Matilde Elices
{"title":"Advancing the treatment of long-lasting borderline personality disorder: a feasibility and acceptability study of an expanded DBT-based skills intervention.","authors":"Joaquim Soler, Elisabet Casellas-Pujol, Juan Carlos Pascual, Carlos Schmidt, Elisabet Domínguez-Clavé, Ausias Cebolla, David Alvear, Anna Muro, Matilde Elices","doi":"10.1186/s40479-022-00204-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40479-022-00204-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Long-term follow-up studies in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) consistently show persistent impairment in psychosocial adjustment, although symptoms tend to decrease over time. Consequently, it might be better to deemphasize symptom-oriented interventions and instead promote interventions that incorporate patient perspectives on recovery. In this study we aimed to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a novel intervention (dialectical behavioral therapy combined with positive psychology and contextual-based skills) in the clinical treatment of long-lasting BPD difficulties.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a qualitative study. We developed an initial 8-week group intervention for long-lasting BPD. Upon completion of the 8-week program, the participants were asked to participate in a group discussion to provide feedback. Based on that feedback, the intervention protocol was modified and then offered to a second group of patients, who also provided feedback. The protocol was revised again and administered to a third group. A total of 32 patients participated in the group interventions; of these, 20 provided feedback in the qualitative study. The main outcome measure was acceptability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The following overarching themes emerged from the group interviews: helpful, unhelpful and neutral practices; internal/external barriers; facilitators; and effects. Participants reported difficulties in imagining an optimal future and self-compassion. By contrast, positive skills were associated with an increase in positive emotions. The main internal barrier was facing difficult emotions. The main external barriers were language-related issues. The group format was perceived as a facilitator to success. Dropout rates, which were assessed as an additional measure of acceptability, decreased substantially in each successive group, from 60 to 40% and finally 20%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The intervention was feasible to implement in the clinical setting and participants rated the final set of skills highly. Most of the skills were considered useful. Participant feedback was invaluable to improve the intervention, as evidenced by the large increase in the retention rate from 40 to 80%. Randomized clinical trials are needed to test the efficacy of this intervention in promoting well-being in participants with long-lasting BPD.</p>","PeriodicalId":48586,"journal":{"name":"Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation","volume":"9 1","pages":"34"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9743724/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10338704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mahlie Jewell, Rachel C Bailey, Renae L Curran, Brin F S Grenyer
{"title":"Evaluation of a skills-based peer-led art therapy online-group for people with emotion dysregulation.","authors":"Mahlie Jewell, Rachel C Bailey, Renae L Curran, Brin F S Grenyer","doi":"10.1186/s40479-022-00203-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-022-00203-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>We developed and piloted a novel art-based online skills program led by a peer mental health professional with lived experience of complex mental health, including Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Key challenges of living with BPD and emotion dysregulation were addressed through artmaking informed by a dialectical framework and skills, to evaluate acceptability and efficacy.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A structured, manualised 2-hour weekly arts-based skills program was piloted for people with BPD over 18 weeks. Evaluation included both quantitative and qualitative measures at commencement and completion.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-eight participants enrolled in the program (89.5% identified she/her pronouns, average age 33.6 years), and 31 completed (82% retention). Multilevel modelling analysis of the primary outcome variable Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) demonstrated a large improvement over time (effect size Cohen's d = 1.77). Qualitative thematic analysis found participants had improved capacity to regulate emotions and tolerate distress, improved connection with others, enhanced understanding of the self, and higher hope for living well. We found that artmaking facilitated processes and helped the expression of difficult emotions, symbolise challenging relationships, and facilitate greater self-understanding. Participants reported high levels of satisfaction, and 77.4% reported that the program had increased wellbeing.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This novel artmaking program for emotion dysregulation and BPD was acceptable and potentially effective. Peer facilitation using arts-based skills is a modality of therapy for further investigation.</p>","PeriodicalId":48586,"journal":{"name":"Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation","volume":"9 1","pages":"33"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9708140/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10320752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Bo, C. Sharp, M. Kongerslev, P. Luyten, P. Fonagy
{"title":"Improving treatment outcomes for adolescents with borderline personality disorder through a socioecological approach","authors":"S. Bo, C. Sharp, M. Kongerslev, P. Luyten, P. Fonagy","doi":"10.1186/s40479-022-00187-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-022-00187-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48586,"journal":{"name":"Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48232981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lena Steubl, Josephin Reimann, L. Simon, Y. Terhorst, Michael Stach, H. Baumeister, L. Sander, Eva-Maria Messner
{"title":"A systematic quality rating of available mobile health apps for borderline personality disorder","authors":"Lena Steubl, Josephin Reimann, L. Simon, Y. Terhorst, Michael Stach, H. Baumeister, L. Sander, Eva-Maria Messner","doi":"10.1186/s40479-022-00186-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-022-00186-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48586,"journal":{"name":"Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44480011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Janice R. Kuo, S. Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Ip, Amanda A. Uliaszek
{"title":"The who and what of validation: an experimental examination of validation and invalidation of specific emotions and the moderating effect of emotion dysregulation","authors":"Janice R. Kuo, S. Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Ip, Amanda A. Uliaszek","doi":"10.1186/s40479-022-00185-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-022-00185-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48586,"journal":{"name":"Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49248006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Odeta Gelezelyte, Monika Kvedaraite, A. Kairyte, N. Roberts, J. Bisson, E. Kazlauskas
{"title":"The mediating role of complex posttraumatic stress and borderline pattern symptoms on the association between sexual abuse and suicide risk","authors":"Odeta Gelezelyte, Monika Kvedaraite, A. Kairyte, N. Roberts, J. Bisson, E. Kazlauskas","doi":"10.1186/s40479-022-00183-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-022-00183-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48586,"journal":{"name":"Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46465672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The use of buprenorphine/naloxone to treat borderline personality disorder: a case report","authors":"Brenna Hansen, Katelyn M. Inch, Brenna Kaschor","doi":"10.1186/s40479-022-00181-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-022-00181-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48586,"journal":{"name":"Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45154268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Conall Gillespie, Mike Murphy, Mary Kells, Daniel Flynn
{"title":"Individuals who report having benefitted from dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT): a qualitative exploration of processes and experiences at long-term follow-up.","authors":"Conall Gillespie, Mike Murphy, Mary Kells, Daniel Flynn","doi":"10.1186/s40479-022-00179-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40479-022-00179-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Qualitative research in the area of DBT is limited, particularly at follow-up. The current study explored the follow-up experiences of individuals who previously received a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder and self-report having benefitted from DBT at the time of treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Individuals who completed 12 months of standard DBT and were a minimum of two years post-completion were recruited. Individual semi-structured interviews were completed with a total of twelve participants.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A thematic analysis generated three main themes which indicated that participants found DBT had a positive impact on their lives in the years after the programme and enabled further development; gave them control over their lives and the ability to manage setbacks and difficult situations; and contributed to healthier and more meaningful relationships with others.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings of this study indicated that DBT contributed positively to the participants' lives and helped advance their recovery in the years after the programme. Despite the positive impact of DBT, participants required further support in the years following the intervention. Clinical and research implications of these findings are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":48586,"journal":{"name":"Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation","volume":"9 1","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8885141/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65886749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}