borderline personality disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a prevalent psychological disorder in clinical and community settings. A significant portion of people with BPD seem to carry a victim mentality with them throughout their life years. Therefore, this qualitative study aimed to examine and describe the victim mentality in individuals with BPD using content analysis. The sample consisted of 134 psychological records of individuals diagnosed with BPD who attended a psychological clinic in Tehran between 2021 and 2023. Data saturation was reached after analyzing 33 records. The information obtained from the psychological records was organized, and then the collected data was classified. The findings revealed that the victim mentality in individuals with BPD manifests in five categories, characterized by 12 states and 30 indicators. These categories include: (1) Abandonment of Responsibility, (2) Belief in Being Defeated in Life, (3) Blaming Others and Inducing Guilt, (4) Chronic Feelings of Loneliness, and (5) Feeling Chronically Abused. The findings suggest that the victim mentality in BPD is not merely a role-playing strategy but a deeply ingrained schema about I am a victim.

The aim of the present study was to predict suicidal tendency in individuals with borderline personality disorder based on thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, and acquired capability for suicide, as per the Joiner model.

Methods and Materials:

The research method was correlational, utilizing structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze the structural relationships. The study population comprised all male and female adults aged 18 to 40 years who visited psychiatric wards and clinics in Tehran during 2021, were diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, and had a history of suicide attempts, suicidal tendency, or suicidal thoughts as determined by screening questions. The sampling was done purposefully through patient screening. According to Kline's theory for SEM designs, the sample size was 500 participants. Suicidal tendency was assessed using the Beck Scale for Suicide Tendency (BSSI), acquired capability for suicide was measured using the Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R), and perceived burdensomeness was assessed using the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ). Data analysis was performed in SPSS and AMOS using SEM.

The results of the structural equation analysis indicated that the proposed research model had an acceptable fit, and the model predicting suicidal tendency in individuals with borderline personality disorder through thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, and acquired capability for suicide, as per Joiner's model, was confirmed. Additionally, the secondary results showed that among these variables, acquired capability for suicide played the most significant role in suicidal tendency in individuals with borderline personality disorder. The direct effect of thwarted belongingness, or the experience of alienation from others, on suicidal tendency was approximately 0.23, the effect of perceived burdensomeness was approximately 0.26, and the effect of acquired capability for suicide on suicidal tendency in individuals with borderline personality disorder was approximately 0.28. Consequently, a total of 0.78% of the variance in suicidal tendency in affected individuals can be explained by these three variables, which are the variables of Joiner's model.

Thus, the interpersonal theory of suicide proposed by Joiner was confirmed in individuals with borderline personality disorder who participated in this study.

 The present study aimed to examine the relationship between alexithymia, loneliness, and differentiation with suicidal thoughts in high school students.

 This research is a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population included all female high school students in District 4 of Tabriz during the 2023-2024 academic year (N=4000). Using Krejcie and Morgan's table and multistage cluster random sampling, 351 students were selected as the sample. The data collection tools included the Jackson Differentiation of Self Inventory (2003), the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (1994), the Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (1991), and the UCLA Loneliness Scale (1980). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression analysis with SPSS version 20.

 The results indicated a significant positive correlation between alexithymia and loneliness with suicidal thoughts in high school students. Additionally, a significant inverse relationship was found between differentiation and suicidal thoughts in high school students. The multiple regression results also showed that differentiation (beta = -0.38), alexithymia (beta = 0.35), and loneliness (beta = 0.23) could significantly predict changes in suicidal thoughts among high school students, accounting for 52% of the variance in suicidal thoughts.

 The findings of this study underscore the importance of planning and providing appropriate educational and therapeutic programs aimed at enhancing self-differentiation to reduce suicidal thoughts among students, while also addressing loneliness and alexithymia. The study's results should be communicated to education officials for implementation.

 Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) begins in adolescence or early adulthood and can lead to difficulties in conflict resolution and emotion regulation. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) on emotion regulation, impulsivity, and self-esteem in individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder.

Methods and Materials: 

This study employed an applied research design and a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest and follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population included all individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder in Tehran. The sample comprised 45 individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder selected through convenience sampling. Data were collected using the Jackson and Claridge Borderline Personality Inventory (1991), the Garnefski et al. Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (2001), the Dickman Impulsivity Inventory (1990), and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (1965). Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA and SPSS-26 software.

 The results indicated a significant difference between the two therapy groups (MBT and DBT) on emotion regulation, impulsivity, and self-esteem in individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder. Dialectical Behavior Therapy had a greater impact on improving emotion regulation, impulsivity, and self-esteem in individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (P<0.001).

 It can be concluded that both Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mentalization-Based Therapy can be effective intervention methods for improving emotion regulation, impulsivity, and self-esteem in individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder.

 Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is the most common personality disorder in psychiatric settings and one of the disorders that causes the most harm to individuals. The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training (DBT-ST) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on cognitive emotion regulation in individuals with symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder.

Methods and Materials: 

This research was a semi-experimental study, utilizing a pre-test, post-test design with a control group and a follow-up period. The statistical population included all clients aged 18 to 45 who referred to counseling centers in the city of Sari during the first half of 2022 and had files. From all these individuals, those willing to cooperate were selected through purposive non-random sampling, resulting in a sample of 45 participants. These individuals were then randomly assigned to three groups (Group 1: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training, n = 15; Group 2: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, n = 15; and Group 3: Control group, n = 15). Data collection was conducted using the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire by Garnefski et al. (2001). The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training group (2003) participated in 12 weekly 90-minute group sessions, and the Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy group (2002) participated in 8 weekly 90-minute group sessions. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA.

 The results indicated that Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy were effective on cognitive emotion regulation in individuals with symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder (P = 0.001). There was a significant difference in the effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on cognitive emotion regulation between the experimental groups and the control group.

 Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, through individuals' cognitive coping strategies, can lead to improvements in psychological indicators and enhancement of mental health in individuals with symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder.

 Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex disorder associated with significant prevalence, mortality, and public health costs. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of schema therapy on impulsivity, sexual variety seeking, and anxiety in borderline patients.

Methods and Materials: 

This study was a clinical trial with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up along with a control group, conducted in a semi-experimental research design. The statistical population consisted of individuals with BPD who visited psychology and psychiatry clinics in Sari from April to June 2022 (N=172). The sample was selected using the convenience sampling method and included two groups of 10 participants each (experimental and control). The data collection tools were the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Personality Disorders (First, Spitzer, Gibbon, & Williams, 1997), Beck Anxiety Inventory (Beck & Steer, 1990), Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (Fossati et al., 2002), and Sexual Variety Seeking Questionnaire (Aref-Nazari et al., 2011). Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA with SPSS.22 software.

 The results indicated that schema therapy was effective in reducing impulsive behaviors (F=66.00, P<0.001), sexual variety seeking (F=29.82, P<0.001), and anxiety (F=3.00, P<0.001) in borderline patients.

 It can be concluded that schema therapy is effective in reducing impulsivity, sexual variety seeking, and anxiety in borderline patients, and can be utilized to mitigate the psychological problems in these patients.

This studyaimed to investigate the effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy on borderline personality disorder. The method of the current research was quasi-experimental, and the design used in this research was a pre-test-post-test design with an experimental group and a control group. The first measurement was performed by performing a pre-test before the group therapy sessions, and the second measurement was performed after the completion of the therapy sessions. The present study's statistical population comprised all people with borderline personality disorder who had visited two counseling centers of Hamta and CheshmAndazRoshan in district one of Tehran in 2022. In order to form two groups, subjects were selected using the purposeful sampling method and then using the matching method, 15 subjects were assigned to the experimental group of emotion-focused treatment and 15 subjects were assigned to the control group. Leichsenring‘sborderline personality scale (1999) was used to collect data, and analysis of covariance and SPSS software were used for statistical data analysis. The observed F-value for the desired variable in the adjusted model (adjusting the pre-test effect) is equal to 72.865 and its significance level (sig) is also equal to 0.000, which indicates the existence of a significant difference between the post-test score in the experimental group and the control group. Therefore, the main effect of the group variable is significant. Emotion-focused treatment affects the treatment of borderline personality patients with an effect size of 0.894.

 Borderline Personality Disorder is a pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, affect, and marked impulsivity beginning in early adulthood. The current study aimed to compare the efficacy of skills training based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT-ST) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on distress tolerance and psychological well-being in individuals with symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder.

Methods and Materials:

 This study was a quasi-experimental research with a pre-test-post-test design accompanied by a control group. The population consisted of all 18 to 45-year-old clients who visited counseling centers in Sari city in the first six months of the year 2022 and had a case file, among all individuals those who were willing to cooperate and had full consent for cooperation, 45 individuals were selected through purposive non-random sampling and then randomly assigned into three groups. To collect data, the Simons and Gaher (2005) Distress Tolerance Questionnaire and Ryff's (1980) Psychological Well-being Questionnaire were used. The first experimental group underwent skills training based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy by McKay, Wood, & Brantley (2007) in 12 weekly 90-minute group sessions, while the second experimental group underwent Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy by Williams et al. (2002) in 8 weekly 90-minute group sessions. For data analysis, statistical tests with SPSS software, version 22, were used.

 The results indicated that skills training based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy were effective on distress tolerance (p = 0.001) and psychological well-being (p = 0.001) in individuals with symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder.

 There was a significant difference in the efficacy of skills training based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on distress tolerance and psychological well-being between the two experimental groups and the control group.