Elevated rate of alcohol consumption in borderline personality disorder patients in daily life.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is highly associated with alcohol use disorder, but little is known about how BPD individuals consume alcohol or the immediate effects of their consumption. There is therefore a need for research investigating drinking behavior in BPD.

Objectives

The current study examined rate of alcohol consumption in BPD (N = 54) and community individuals (COM; N = 59) within ecologically valid drinking episodes. We hypothesized that rate of consumption would be elevated in BPD individuals. We further hypothesized that rate of consumption would be positively associated with subjective stimulation, but not sedation, and that stimulation would be associated with increased positive affect (PA) and reduced negative affect (NA).

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Carpenter RW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5660932 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature