Dysfunctions in understanding other minds in borderline personality disorder: A study using cartoon picture stories

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 657-667

  Ghiassi, Valerie ^a   Dimaggio, Giancarlo ^b   Brüne, Martin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Personality disorders; Qualitative research methods

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ART; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORY OF MIND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CARTOONS AS TOPIC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD REARING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; THEORY OF MIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650043405     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2010.501040     Document Type: Article

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