Brain connectivity patterns linked to borderline personality traits
Researchers found that patterns of brain connectivity, particularly in regions related to emotion regulation and executive function, are associated with borderline personality traits in adolescents and young adults, suggesting early neurodevelopmental origins of the disorder.
Borderline personality and depression: New findings show gender differences in adolescents
A study found that borderline personality traits and depressive symptoms have a bidirectional relationship in boys but a unidirectional relationship in girls, with notable differences in the way each predicts the other over time.
Psychedelics could make mental health worse in people with a personality disorder
While psychedelics show potential in mental health treatment, they pose specific risks for individuals with personality disorders, necessitating cautious application and further study.
Borderline personality disorder not linked to abnormal neural processing of facial expressions, study finds
Individuals with borderline personality disorder show no differences in brain activity when processing facial expressions compared to healthy controls, though they do exhibit lower heart rate variability.
Intriguing link found between oxytocin and social cognition in borderline personality disorder
Lower oxytocin receptor levels in individuals with borderline personality disorder are associated with increased errors in overmentalization, suggesting a link between the oxytocin system and social cognition impairments.
Borderline personality disorder symptoms linked to music preferences
Individuals with varying degrees of borderline personality disorder symptoms exhibit distinct music preferences, according to new research published in Psychology of Music.
