BPD's interpersonal hypersensitivity phenotype: A gene-environment- developmental model

Journal of Personality Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-41

  Gunderson, John G ^a   Lyons Ruth, Karlen ^a,b  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORDERLINE STATE; CAREGIVER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEUROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PHENOTYPE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 41549127617     PISSN: 0885579X     EISSN: 0885579X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2008.22.1.22     Document Type: Review

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