Borderline personality disorder and emotional responding: A review of the research literature

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-91

  Rosenthal, M Zachary ^a   Gratz, Kim L ^b   Kosson, David S ^c   Cheavens, Jennifer S ^a   Lejuez, C W ^b   Lynch, Thomas R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Emotion; Emotional reactivity; Translational research

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BORDERLINE STATE; EMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; BRAIN; EMOTIONS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 37449015234     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2007.04.001     Document Type: Review

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