Clinical overlap between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder in male veterans
Year: 2006
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The associated features, high rates of comorbidity and chronicity of\nPosttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) raise\nquestions regarding the distinctiveness of the two disorders. The present study expands\nupon previous literature by providing an investigation of clinical features across two\ngroups: PTSD only and comorbid PTSD and BPD in a sample of male veterans (n=178).\nResults suggest that the two groups were distinct, with the comorbid group displaying\nhigher levels of depression, hostility, alcohol use and general psychopathology. Groups\ndid not differ on rates of personal trauma, adult sexual abuse, childhood sexual abuse,\nattack, accident or disaster. The two groups did differ significantly on rates of childhood\nviolence.
Author: Christina D. Boggs
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2279556781