The emotional pain and distress of borderline personality disorder: A review of the literature

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-35

  Holm, Anne Lise ^a,b,c,e   Severinsson, Elisabeth ^c,d  

^a WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Haugesund Helse Fonna Hospital   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^d STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Distress; Emotional pain; Self; Suffering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BORDERLINE STATE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 38349187654     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2007.00508.x     Document Type: Article

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