Cessation of Self-Mutilation in a Patient With Borderline Personality Disorder Treated With Naltrexone
Year: 1997
Type: article
Abstract: Article AbstractLetter to the Editor Sir: Self-mutilation and self-injurious behavior may be duein part to dysregulation of endorphin neurotransmitter systems.Self-mutilation and dissociation occur frequently inpatients with borderline personality disorder and associatedhistories of traumatic abuse and neglect, suggesting there maybe an etiologic relationship between trauma, neglect, endorphinsystem dysfunction, and self-mutilation. This hypothesis issupported by the observation that some patients with borderlinepersonality disorder have elevated pain thresholds, a phenomenonmediated in part by endorphin systems.
Author: Michael D. McGee
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1994993200