An investigation of the relationships among negative affect, Difficulties in emotion regulation, and features of Borderline Personality Disorder

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 260-267

  Salsman, Nicholas L ^a   Linehan, Marsha M ^b  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Borderline Personality Disorder; Emotional regulation; Emotions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AFFECT INTENSITY MEASURE; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BORDERLINE STATE; BORDERLINE SYMPTOM LIST; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFICULTIES IN EMOTION REGULATION SCALE; EMOTION REGULATION QUESTIONNAIRE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

EID: 84863982267     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-012-9275-8     Document Type: Article

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