Borderline Personality Pathology in Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar I and II Disorder, and Its Relationship With Childhood Trauma.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Mood disorder and borderline personality pathology (BPP) are frequently comorbid and relate to childhood trauma. We investigated the relationship between childhood trauma and BPP features in mood disorder patients versus controls.

Methods

A total of 488 mood disorder patients, particularly major depressive disorder (MDD), bipolar I disorder (BD I), and bipolar II disorder (BD II), and 734 controls were included. We examined between-group BPP-related differences and correlated between BPP and childhood trauma using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ) and the Personality Assessment Inventory-Borderline Features Scale.

Results

BD II patients showed significantly higher BPP. Emotional abuse and neglect were prominently associated with BPP, while

SUBMITTER: You JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9708861 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature