An exploratory study of the relationship between changes in emotion and cognitive processes and treatment outcome in borderline personality disorder

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 658-673

  McMain, Shelley ^a   Links, Paul S ^b   Guimond, Tim ^c   Wnuk, Susan ^d   Eynan, Rahel ^e   Bergmans, Yvonne ^e   Warwar, Serine ^f  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f Independent Practice   (Canada)

Author keywords

borderline personality disorder; cognitive problem solving processes; emotion processes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, PSYCHODYNAMIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888057652     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2013.838653     Document Type: Article

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