Biological and neurobehavioral studies of borderline personality disorder
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Biological and neurobehavioral studies of borderline personality disorder
(The Progress in psychiatry series / David Spiegel, series editor, no. 45)
American Psychiatric Press, c1994
1st ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Biological and Neurobehavioral Studies of Borderline Personality Disorder is the first book to examine exclusively the biological and neurobehavioral aspects of borderline personality disorder. It provides an overview of current research trends in this area and reviews a wide range of studies employing such sophisticated techniques as pharmacological probes, structural and functional brain imaging, and neuropsychological tests.
Separate chapters explore the biological underpinnings of dimensions of psychopathology frequently found among borderline patients: impulsivity, aggression, affective lability, depression, panic and/or anxiety states, neurological dysfunction, self-injurious behavior, substance abuse, and transient dissociative phenomena. Also examined are the relationships of borderline personality disorder to Axis-20I affective, schizophrenic, and impulsive spectrum disorders; anxiety and panic disorders; early abuse, limbic system dysfunction, and posttraumatic stress disorder; attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and some types of traumatic brain injury; other disorders characterized by behavioral or cognitive dyscontrol (e.g., eating disorders, obsessional disorders); and substance abuse disorders. The final chapters examine the implications of these studies for clinicians' evaluation, care, and pharmacotherapeutic treatment of their borderline patients and reflect on the future course of biological and neurobehavioral research in borderline personality disorder.
Table of Contents
Introduction: From first to second generation biological studies of borderline personality disorder. Impulsivity in borderline personality disorder. Impulsivity and serotonin in borderline personality disorder. The cholinergic and noradrenergic neurotransmitter systems and affective instability in borderline personality disorder. Peripheral catecholamine alterations in borderline personality disorder. Borderline personality disorder and the anxiety disorders. Brain imaging in personality disorders. Neuropsychological testing results in borderline personality disorder. Neurological dysfunction in borderline patients and Axis II control subjects. Early abuse, limbic system dysfunction, and borderline personality disorder. 'Quo Vademus?'-New directions in borderline personality disorder research. Implications of biological research for clinical work with borderline patients. Index.
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