An examination of the relationship between childhood emotional abuse and borderline personality disorder features: The role of difficulties with emotion regulation

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 39, Issue , 2015, Pages 147-155

  Kuo, Janice R ^a   Khoury, Jennifer E ^a   Metcalfe, Rebecca ^a   Fitzpatrick, Skye ^a   Goodwill, Alasdair ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Child abuse; Emotion dysregulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CANADA; CHILD; EMOTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920158569     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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