Theory of mind and emotion regulation difficulties in adolescents with borderline traits

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 563-573.e1

  Sharp, Carla ^a   Pane, Heather ^a   Ha, Carolyn ^a   Venta, Amanda ^a   Patel, Amee B ^b   Sturek, Jennifer ^c   Fonagy, Peter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

borderline personality disorder; emotion dysregulation; mentalizing; social cognition; theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOVIE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL COGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 79957856781     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2011.01.017     Document Type: Article

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