The role of emotional instability in borderline personality disorder: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The emotional regulation process plays a pivotal role in daily-life functioning, modulating goal-directed and adaptive behavior. Conversely, altering this cognitive function can disrupt self-regulation and bring emotional dysregulation. Emotional instability could represent a core characteristic of BPD, also modulating the BPD symptom's onset. This systematic review aims to summarize the existing literature reporting the role of emotional instability in BPD to better define the role of the impairment of the emotional processes in the onset of the cognitive and behavioral symptoms of this complex mental disorder.

Methods

MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of Science were independently searched for relevant studies. Eligible studies had to be identifiable through database sear

SUBMITTER: D'Aurizio G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10011773 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature