Trait dissociation in borderline personality disorder: influence on immediate therapy outcomes, follow-up assessments, and self-harm patterns.

ABSTRACT: Background: Dissociative symptoms are suggested to compete with the effectiveness of psychotherapeutic treatment and frequently co-occur with early life trauma and self-harm patterns, including self-injury, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts, which are characteristic for borderline personality disorder (BPD).Objective: We explore the connections between dissociation and other BPD features like self-harm and childhood traumatization and examine the impact of trait dissociation on both immediate and follow-up psychotherapy outcomes.Method: In this naturalistic prospective evaluation study, we investigated psychopathology including general psychological distress (SCL-90), depression (BDI-II), and borderline-specific pathology (BSL) in 131 patients with BPD pre and po

SUBMITTER: Macchia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11884097 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature