Title A systematic review of the factors associated with the course of borderline personality disorder symptoms in adolescence /
Authors Skabeikytė, Gabrielė ; Barkauskienė, Rasa
DOI 10.1186/s40479-021-00151-z
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Is Part of Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation.. London : BMC. 2021, vol. 8, iss. 1, art. no. 12, p. [1-11].. ISSN 2051-6673
Keywords [eng] Borderline personality disorder ; Adolescence ; Developmental trajectories
Abstract [eng] Background. Research on personality pathology in adolescence has accelerated during the last decade. Among all of the personality disorders, there is strong support for the validity of borderline personality disorder (BPD) diagnosis in adolescence with comparable stability as seen in adulthood. Researchers have put much effort in the analysis of the developmental pathways and etiology of the disorder and currently are relocating their attention to the identification of the possible risk factors associated with the course of BPD symptoms during adolescence. The risk profile provided in previous systematic reviews did not address the possible development and course of BPD features across time. Having this in mind, the purpose of this systematic review is to identify the factors that are associated with the course of BPD symptoms during adolescence. Methods. Electronic databases were systematically searched for prospective longitudinal studies with at least two assessments of BPD as an outcome of the examined risk factors. A total number of 14 articles from the period of almost 40 years were identified as fitting the eligibility criteria. Conclusions. Factors associated with the course of BPD symptoms include childhood temperament, comorbid psychopathology, and current interpersonal experiences. The current review adds up to the knowledge base about factors that are associated with the persistence or worsening of BPD symptoms in adolescence, describing the factors congruent to different developmental periods.
Published London : BMC
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2021
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