Empathy and Alexithymia in Borderline Personality Disorder: Clinical and Laboratory Measures.

The authors aimed to understand the role of alexithymia in borderline personality disorder (BPD). A total of 79 BPD patients, 76 healthy controls, and 39 patients with avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) were included. Alexithymia and its influence on interpersonal functioning were assessed. The au...

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Published in:Journal of Personality Disorders Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 660 - 676
Main Authors: New, Antonia S., Rot, Marije aan het, Ripoll, Luis H., Perez-Rodriguez, M. Mercedes, Lazarus, Sophie, Zipursky, Emma, Weinstein, Shauna R., Koenigsberg, Harold W., Hazlett, Erin A., Goodman, Marianne, Siever, Larry J.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Guilford Publications Inc. Oct2012
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