Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder manifest cognitive biases implicated in psychosis

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is characterized by affect dysregulations, turbulent interpersonal relationships, fluctuations in the sense of self, high level of impulsivity and self-harm behaviors (American  Psychiatric Association, 2013). Insight into the psychological mechanisms (for example, the cognitive, affective and behavioral factors) behind these disturbances is imperative for the development of effective psychotherapeutic interventions. To date, the research has focused mostly on the behavi oral and affective disturbances underlying BPD psychopathology (Brown et al., 2002; Glenn and Klonsky, 2009; Putnam and Silk, 2005; Russell et al., 2007; Selby et al., 2009).

Source: Psychiatry Research - June 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Priya Puri, Devvarta Kumar, Kesavan Muralidharan, M. Thomas Kishore Source Type: research