Mentalizing is the capacity to understand others and oneself in terms of internal mental
states. It is assumed to be underpinned by four dimensions: automatic–controlled, internally …

Objective The aim of this meta‐analysis was to better understand the magnitude and
consistency of the association between childhood adversity and borderline personality …

Importance Borderline personality disorder (BPD) affects approximately 0.7% to 2.7% of
adults in the US. The disorder is associated with considerable social and vocational …

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a relatively highly prevalent psychiatric disorder that
is associated with very high personal and socioeconomic costs. This paper provides a state …

Abstract Purpose of Review To provide an update of a life span perspective on borderline
personality disorder (BPD). We address the life span course of BPD, and discuss possible …

Background/Objectives Maladaptive parenting (including childhood maltreatment, abuse
and neglect) has been implicated in the scientific literature exploring the aetiology of …

Personality disorders (PDs) exert a great toll on health resources, and this is especially true
for borderline personality disorder (BPD). As all PDs, BPD arises during adolescence or …

Highlights•Personality pathology onsets in adolescence.•Personality pathology is
moderately stable in adolescence.•Personality pathology is preceded by internalizing and …

Would you like to include more high interest cases in your Abnormal Psychology course?
Most textbooks on abnormal psychology include short descriptions of actual clinical cases …

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe and heterogeneous mental disorder that is
known to have the onset in young age, often in adolescence. For this reason, it is of …