Attachment characteristics play a key role in understanding borderline‐specific problems
with respect to childhood maltreatment. The aim of this study was to investigate how …

Background: Psychopathology researchers and theorists have begun to understand
fundamental aspects of borderline personality disorder (BPD) such as unstable and intense …

The working alliance between therapist and patient is an important component of effective
interventions for borderline personality disorder (BPD). The current study examines whether …

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a common psychiatric disorder associated with
severe functional impairment, high rates of suicide and comorbid psychiatric illness …

We report the outcome of an investigation on how specific attachment states of mind and
corresponding risk factors related to different DSM Axis I comorbidities in subjects with BPD …

Persistent problems in emotional regulation and interpersonal relationships in borderline
patients can be understood as developing from difficulties in early dyadic regulation with …

Objective: To explore the links between the attachment theory-derived concept of
disorganized attachment, and the psychiatric diagnosis of borderline personality disorder …

Controlled studies suggest that attachment insecurity is a risk factor for Borderline
Personality Disorder (BPD), as it is for other mental disorders (for reviews, see Agrawal et al …

This article reviews the recent literature on attachment and attachment-related constructs in
borderline personality disorder, with attention given to how recent findings in this area may …

Abstract Changes in attachment organization and reflective function (RF) were assessed as
putative mechanisms of change in 1 of 3 year-long psychotherapy treatments for patients …