http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/borderline_personality_disorder/ Read the latest research on borderline personality disorder including new and experimental treatments. en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:05:01 EST Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:05:01 EST 60 http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logosmall.gif http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/borderline_personality_disorder/ For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090925092646.htm In the future, diagnosing severe personality disorders, evaluating the childhood environment, assessing alcohol consumption and the analysis of the MAOA genotype may provide more accurate means for assessing risk among violent offenders, according to the research carried out jointly at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090925092646.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090729100936.htm A year ago, researchers reported that fewer than half the patients previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder received an actual diagnosis of bipolar disorder after using a comprehensive, psychiatric diagnostic interview tool -- the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. In this follow-up study, the researchers have determined the actual diagnoses of those patients. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090729100936.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216114100.htm Scientists have found that genetic material on chromosome nine was linked to BPD features, a disorder characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image and behavior, and can lead to suicidal behavior, substance abuse and failed relationships. Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216114100.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081201144727.htm Palm Pilots already perform a variety of functions, and in the future, they may be used as a therapeutic tool that benefits people with personality disorders. In a new study, researchers used Palm Pilots as electronic diaries to record and analyze mood variability in patients with borderline personality disorder and found that the devices helped bridge an important communication gap between therapists and patients. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081201144727.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807144305.htm In a game of give and get, the brains of people with borderline personality disorder often don't get it. In fact, an interactive economic game played between two people in functional magnetic resonance imaging devices revealed a brain malfunction associated with the disorder, a serious but common mental illness that affects a person's perceptions of the world and other people, according to an article in Science. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807144305.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080602105515.htm A new study supports previous reports that adolescents with bipolar disorder are at increased risk for smoking and substance abuse. The article also indicates that bipolar-associated risk is independent of the risk conferred by other disorders affecting study participants. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080602105515.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080409205852.htm The way in which professional care workers respond emotionally to substance abuse patients with personality disorders depends on the type of disorder. The idea that the emotional reactions of a professional to his or her patient may play an important part in psychotherapeutic treatment dates back to the work of Sigmund Freud. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080409205852.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071221094757.htm Using new approaches scientists have gained a view of activity in key brain areas associated with a core difficulty in patients with borderline personality disorder -- shedding new light on this serious psychiatric condition. Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071221094757.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071024183044.htm Impulsivity is a problem common to many different personality and psychiatric disorders, including alcoholism. A new study that looked at impulsivity among alcoholic subpopulations has found that, one, the inability to delay gratification may be a vulnerability marker for alcoholism, and two, certain inhibitory-control issues may be specific to antisocial and borderline personality disorders. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071024183044.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071018095733.htm Eighty percent of psychiatric nurses believe people with borderline personality disorder -- a serious mental health illness that affects 1 in 50 adults -- receive inadequate care. Researchers found that more than a quarter of the nurses surveyed had daily contact with patients with BPD, yet only three per cent had received even minimal post-graduate training in BPD. Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071018095733.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070605121102.htm An intensive form of talk therapy, known as transference-focused psychotherapy, can help individuals affected with borderline personality disorder by reducing symptoms and improving their social functioning, according to a recent article. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070605121102.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061025185636.htm Abused children may have a difficult time developing adult relationships with new people who reminded them of their abusive parent, even if only implicitly, according to a recent study published in the November issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, an official publication of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, published by SAGE Publications. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061025185636.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061010022935.htm Specific personality variables, such as anger or irritability, predict the tendency to either engage in aggressive behavior willingly or to engage in aggressive behavior when provoked. Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061010022935.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/06/060616135015.htm Non-fatal, self-inflicted injuries by adolescent and young adult females have become major public health problems and researchers have found physiological evidence that this behavior may lead to a more serious psychological condition called borderline personality disorder. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/06/060616135015.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/06/060606092346.htm A little-known mental disorder marked by episodes of unwarranted anger is more common than previously thought. Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) affects as many as 7.3 percent of adults -- 11.5 - 16.0 million Americans -- in their lifetimes. People with IED may attack others and their possessions, causing bodily injury and property damage. Typically beginning in the early teens, the disorder often precedes -- and may predispose for -- later depression, anxiety and substance abuse disorders. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 05:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/06/060606092346.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/03/060322174636.htm Children with personalities marked by aggressiveness, mood swings, a sense of alienation and a need for excitement may be at greater risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or conduct disorder, according to a new Florida State University study. Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:00:00 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/03/060322174636.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/10/041005073226.htm Personality disorder symptoms are supposed to be stable, enduring, and persistent across the lifespan, however researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, and Harvard report evidence that such disabling psychiatric conditions are flexible and appreciable change over time is possible. Tue, 05 Oct 2004 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/10/041005073226.htm