The distinguishing characteristics of narrative identity in adults with features of Borderline Personality Disorder: An empirical investigation

Journal of Personality Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 498-512

  Adler, Jonathan M ^a   Chin, Erica D ^a   Kolisetty, Aiswarya P ^a   Oltmanns, Thomas F ^b  

^a FRANKLIN W OLIN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BORDERLINE STATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SENSE OF COHERENCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); IDENTITY CRISIS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SENSE OF COHERENCE;

EID: 84864668293     PISSN: 0885579X     EISSN: 19432763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2012.26.4.498     Document Type: Article

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