Recent findings from McLean Hospital highlight research in personality disorders
2007 NOV 19 -- Investigators publish new data in the report 'The essential nature of borderline psychopathology.' "We suggest that the core features of borderline personality disorder (BPD) are the intense inner pain commonly reported by borderline patients and the awkward means they use to manage and express this pain. In this model, the pain has both affective and cognitive components," scientists in the United States report. "The awkward means of managing and expressing this pain are behavioral and interpersonal in nature. The etiology of these core features of BPD seems to lie in the interaction of a kindling event or events, which can be traumatic or normative in nature, and a vulnerable or hyperbolic temperament," wrote M.C. Zanarini and colleagues, McLean Hospital. The researchers concluded: "The treatment and nosological implications of this model are discussed." Zanarini and colleagues published their study in the Journal of Personality Disorders (The essential nature of borderline psychopathology. Journal of Personality Disorders, 2007;21(5):518-35). For more information, contact M.C. Zanarini, McLean Hospital, Laboratory of Adult Development, Belmont, Massachusetts 024778 USA.. Publisher contact information for the Journal of Personality Disorders is: Guilford Publications Inc., 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012, USA. Keywords: United States, Belmont, Mental Health, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Psychopathology. This article was prepared by Mental Health Weekly Digest editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2007, Mental Health Weekly Digest via NewsRx.com.
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