Borderline personality disorder features and their relationship with trauma and dissociation in a sample of community health service users.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have indicated that borderline personality disorder (BPD) is closely associated with trauma and dissociation. Nevertheless, BPD is a heterogeneous condition, and not all people with BPD have severe dissociation. This study examined whether the relationship of BPD features with trauma and dissociation would remain significant after controlling for some general non-specific mental health distress. We also made the first attempt to explore which specific BPD features would be particularly associated with dissociation.

Methods

We analyzed survey data from a sample of community health service users in Hong Kong (N = 376). Hierarchical multiple regression and data-driven network analysis were used.

Results

The lifetime prevalence of DSM-5 BPD was

SUBMITTER: Fung HW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10316594 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature