Psychological and neurophysiological measures of emotion dysregulation in borderline personality disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emotion dysregulation is a central feature in trauma-associated disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, it remains unclear whether emotion dysregulation is a transdiagnostic phenomenon closely linked to childhood trauma, or if disorder-specific alterations in emotion processing exist. Following a multimethodological approach, we aimed to assess and compare the reactivity to and regulation of emotions between patients with BPD and PTSD, as well as healthy controls, and identify associations with childhood trauma.

Methods

A total of 135 women, 43 healthy controls, 43 with BPD and 49 with PTSD, took part in a multimethodological assessment of emotional reactivity and regulation. Self-report measures w

SUBMITTER: Gohre I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12424224 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature