Following Linehan's biosocial model, we conceptualize emotion dysregulation in borderline
personality disorder (BPD) as consisting of four components: emotion sensitivity, heightened …

Under heightened emotional states, individuals are more inclined to engage in ill-
considered or rash actions than at other times. The authors present evidence for the …

We present a transdiagnostic definition of the commonly used, but poorly defined, term
emotional disorder. This definition transcends and possibly complements traditional …

The DSM–5 presents an Alternative Model for Personality Disorder (AMPD) recommending
the assessment of impairments in core personality functions as well as clinically relevant …

Mentalizing is the process by which we make sense of each other and ourselves, implicitly
and explicitly, in terms of subjective states and mental processes. It is a profoundly social …

Abstract RM Baron and DA Kenny (1986; see record 1987-13085-001) provided clarion
conceptual and methodological guidelines for testing mediational models with cross …

This widely used practitioner resource and training tool is the definitive work on
understanding and treating personality disorders from a cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) …

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe personality dysfunction thought to affect
some 2% of the population. This title presents a psychoanalytically oriented treatment for …

Objective: The authors examined three yearlong outpatient treatments for borderline
personality disorder: dialectical behavior therapy, transference-focused psychotherapy, and …

Because structural equation modeling (SEM) has become a very popular data-analytic
technique, it is important for clinical scientists to have a balanced perception of its strengths …