Interpersonal functioning in borderline personality disorder: A systematic review of behavioral and laboratory-based assessments

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 193-205

  Lazarus, Sophie A ^a   Cheavens, Jennifer S ^a   Festa, Francesca ^a   Zachary Rosenthal, M ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Interpersonal aggression; Interpersonal functioning; Parenting; Social cognition; Trust cooperation

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BORDERLINE STATE; EMPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF MIND;

AGGRESSION; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; EMPATHY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84894165073     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2014.01.007     Document Type: Review

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