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Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports 2/2013

01-02-2013 | Personality Disorders (C Schmahl, Section Editor)

Social Interaction in Borderline Personality Disorder

Authors: Stefanie Lis, Martin Bohus

Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports | Issue 2/2013

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Abstract

Studies on natural long-term course of borderline personality disorder (BPD) as well as on treatment outcome suggest that social integration remains seriously unsatisfactory in the majority of the subjects concerned. Identification of typical borderline problems in social interaction should facilitate both, treatment development and elucidation of the related neuropsychological mechanisms and underpinnings. This review focusses on the experimental investigation of three core domains of social interaction: social affiliation, cooperation and hostility. Data converge, that patients meeting criteria for BPD show a tendency to misinterpret neutral situations, feel socially rejected during normative inclusion conditions and reveal difficulties in repairing cooperation after experiencing disappointment. While from a clinical perspective, most attention has been focused on relationships of BPD patients with their significant others, the literature suggests that encounters with unknown individuals also indicate impairments in interaction behavior, and that such impairments can be linked to altered cerebral processing. Considering these findings psychosocial treatments should extend the programs and develop trainings in normative behavior.
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Metadata
Title
Social Interaction in Borderline Personality Disorder
Authors
Stefanie Lis
Martin Bohus
Publication date
01-02-2013
Publisher
Current Science Inc.
Published in
Current Psychiatry Reports / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 1523-3812
Electronic ISSN: 1535-1645
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-012-0338-z

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