Effects of a Painful Stimulus on Stress Regulation in Male Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder: A Pilot Study.
Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4+
diagnostic criteria
interview
personality disorders
self-report
Journal
Journal of personality disorders
ISSN: 1943-2763
Titre abrégé: J Pers Disord
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8710838
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2019
06 2019
Historique:
pubmed:
24
7
2018
medline:
27
2
2020
entrez:
24
7
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Pain processing in relation to stress has so far not been investigated in male patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). This experimental pilot study examined 17 male BPD patients and 20 male healthy controls (HCs) to assess the effects of a pain stimulus on arousal, aggression, pain (ratings), and heart rate. At baseline, BPD patients showed significantly higher arousal and aggression; however, there was no significant difference in heart rate compared to the HC group. Following stress induction, a noninvasive mechanical pain stimulus was applied. No significant differences in pain ratings or heart rates were found between the groups. For arousal, a significantly stronger decrease was revealed in the BPD group compared to the HC group (
Identifiants
pubmed: 30036168
doi: 10.1521/pedi_2018_32_351
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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