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Dissociation, trauma, and borderline personality disorder

Edited by Annegret Krause-Utz

Dissociation is a complex phenomenon, which occurs in various clinical conditions, including dissociative disorders, (complex) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD, CPTSD), and borderline personality disorder (BPD). Traumatic stress is considered an important risk factor. Yet, the etiology of dissociation is still strongly debated. Next to traumatic experiences, temperamental and neurobiological vulnerabilities seem to contribute to pathological dissociation.
The effect of dissociation (e.g. on psychosocial functioning and treatment) may further depend on the overall psychopathological context. Improving the understanding of these associations can have strong implications for prevention and treatment.
This special issue invites submissions from different disciplines (psychology, psychiatry, neurobiology etc.), including dimensional approaches based on more recent conceptualizations of personality pathology.

  1. Previous studies have indicated that borderline personality disorder (BPD) is closely associated with trauma and dissociation. Nevertheless, BPD is a heterogeneous condition, and not all people with BPD have s...

    Authors: Hong Wang Fung, Ming Yu Claudia Wong, Stanley Kam Ki Lam, Emily Nga Man Wong, Wai Tong Chien, Suet Lin Hung, Kun-Hua Lee, Jialiang Cui and Colin A. Ross
    Citation: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation 2023 10:22
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  2. State and trait dissociation are associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD) severity and severity of commonly co-occurring mental health symptoms. Although these distinct constructs do not consisten...

    Authors: Ashleigh P. Salmon, Katie Nicol, Michael Kaess, Martina Jovev, Jennifer K. Betts and Andrew M. Chanen
    Citation: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation 2023 10:20
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  3. Dissociative symptoms are highly prevalent in patients with trauma-related disorders such as borderline personality disorder (BPD) and posttraumatic-stress disorder (PTSD), and also occur in patients with depr...

    Authors: Livia Graumann, Johannes Bodo Heekerens, Moritz Duesenberg, Sophie Metz, Carsten Spitzer, Christian Otte, Stefan Roepke and Katja Wingenfeld
    Citation: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation 2023 10:11
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  4. Deficient interoception, the processing and perception of internal bodily signals, has been discussed as a mechanism underlying various mental disorders. First results indicate a mediating role of interoceptio...

    Authors: Marius Schmitz, Sarah N. Back, Katja I. Seitz, Nele K. Harbrecht, Lena Streckert, André Schulz, Sabine C. Herpertz and Katja Bertsch
    Citation: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation 2023 10:5
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  5. Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) has previously been associated with earlier trauma onset, repeated interpersonal traumatization, more dissociation, and more comorbid psychopathology. However, it ...

    Authors: E. Guzman Torres, A. Krause-Utz and M. Sack
    Citation: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation 2023 10:1
    Content type: Brief Report Published on:

  6. There is a dearth of studies evaluating treatment efficacy for adolescents diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. The few available randomized controlled trials that have been conducted show modest re...

    Authors: Sune Bo, Carla Sharp, Mickey T. Kongerslev, Patrick Luyten and Peter Fonagy
    Citation: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation 2022 9:16
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  7. Dissociation is a complex phenomenon, which occurs in various clinical conditions, including dissociative disorders, (complex) post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD, PTSD), and borderline personality disorder ...

    Authors: Annegret Krause-Utz
    Citation: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation 2022 9:14
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