A systematic scoping review of dissociation in borderline personality disorder and implications for research and clinical practice: Exploring the fog.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is frequently complicated by the presence of dissociative symptoms. Pathological dissociation is linked with earlier and more severe trauma exposure, emotional dysregulation and worse treatment outcomes in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Dissociative Disorders, with implications for BPD.

Objective

A systematic scoping review was conducted to assess the extent of current literature regarding the impact of dissociation on BPD and to identify knowledge gaps.

Methods

Four electronic databases (MEDLINE, APA PsycINFO, EMBASE, CINAHL Plus) were searched, and English peer-reviewed studies with adults with BPD were included, following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) extension for sco

SUBMITTER: Al-Shamali HF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9511244 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature