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Key themes in recent research on interpersonal functioning in borderline personality disorder

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Michael J & van Baal S (2021) Key themes in recent research on interpersonal functioning in borderline personality disorder. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 34 (1), pp. 44-47. https://doi.org/10.1097/yco.0000000000000649

Abstract
Purpose of review We provide an overview of new ideas and directions of research on interpersonal functioning in borderline personality disorder (BPD). Recent findings We highlight the following key themes emerging in recent and ongoing research: investigation of the cognitive and motivational mechanisms which underpin impairments of interpersonal functioning in BPD, tracking BPD across the lifespan with earlier interventions and longitudinal studies, expansion of the scope of interest to family members of individuals with BPD and to people in the general population with levels of BPD traits, and investigating BPD online, not only by using internet-based testing platforms but also by studying the social media use of individuals with BPD. Summary The concise discussion of recent research on BPD provided here, together with the identification of key themes emerging from this work, provides a snapshot of ongoing work devoted to better understanding interpersonal functioning in borderline personality disorder.

Journal
Current Opinion in Psychiatry: Volume 34, Issue 1

StatusPublished
FundersEuropean Commission (Horizon 2020)
Publication date31/01/2021
Publication date online27/08/2020
Date accepted by journal07/08/2020
URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/31683
ISSN0951-7367
eISSN1473-6578