Background There is preliminary evidence that childhood emotional abuse (CEA) is a risk
factor for adolescent mentalizing difficulties (Uncertainty/Confusion about mental states) and …

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a pervasive personality disorder that poses a
burden for affected individuals, their family members and society as a whole. Current …

Adverse childhood experiences are significant risk factors in the development of adolescent
borderline personality disorder symptoms (BPDs). Theorists have posited that two …

Background: Childhood maltreatment is theorized to undermine the development of
mentalizing and to disrupt the consolidation of healthy narcissism and the integration of …

Objective To examine pathways to borderline personality disorder (BPD), focusing on
childhood abuse and emotional attention and clarity. Method Among 293 community …

Background Childhood trauma has been associated with borderline personality disorder
(BPD). However, research has not yet provided conclusive evidence concerning the …

We examined associations between self–reported childhood maltreatment and depressive
risk (sociotropy, autonomy, and self–criticism), and resilience (self–efficacy). Students (N …

Accumulated evidence provides support that childhood emotional abuse (CEA) is related to
adult major depressive disorder (MDD) outcomes. However, the psychological mechanisms …

Background Accumulated evidence suggests that childhood emotional abuse is particularly
related to adulthood depression. However, this connection demands further explanation …

Early life stress is said to play a critical role in the development of borderline personality
disorder (BPD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), but the underlying mediating factors …