Background This article builds on a previous review (Ford and Courtois, Borderline Personal
Disord Emot Dysregul 1: 9, 2014) which concluded that complex posttraumatic stress …

Complex PTSD (cPTSD) was formulated to include, in addition to the core PTSD symptoms,
dysregulation in three psychobiological areas:(1) emotion processing,(2) self-organization …

A neurobiological explanation of self-awareness and the states of mind of severely
traumatized people. Cultivation of emotional awareness is difficult, even for those of us not …

Deficits in interoception have been associated with disordered eating but there has been no
systematic review of whether the interoceptive deficits are observed across all types of …

The availability of effective laboratory paradigms for inducing psychological stress is an
important requirement for experimental stress research. Reliable protocols are scarce …

Numerous vital signs are reported in association with stress response assessment, but their
application varies widely. This work provides an overview over methods for stress induction …

Pain and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are highly comorbid conditions. Patients
with chronic pain have higher rates of PTSD. Likewise, patients with PTSD are often …

The authors aimed to understand the role of alexithymia in borderline personality disorder
(BPD). A total of 79 BPD patients, 76 healthy controls, and 39 patients with avoidant …

Background: Traditionally, the presence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in subjects
diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) has been the object of scant empirical …

The intensity of pain sensation exhibits marked day and night variations. Since the intensity
of pain perception is low during dark hours of the night when melatonin levels are high, this …