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New personality disorders study findings reported from University of Zurich

Published in Mental Health Weekly Digest, December 15th, 2008

According to recent research from Zurich, Switzerland, "This study investigated psychodynamically relevant dimensions in female depressive patients with and without deliberate self-harm (DSH). DSH is often observed in depressive patients and frequently shows a correlation with personality disorders."

"Forty female depressive patients with and without DSH were investigated after recovery from acute depressive pathology by means of ''operationalized psychodynamic diagnostics'' (OPD). Patients with DSH had a significantly lower level of integration in the OPD dimension ''structure,'' and their ''interpersonal relationships'' showed dysfunctional interaction patterns. They...

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