Autobiographical memories as a window into affect, identity and relationship deficits in borderline personality disorder: A controlled investigation.
Objectives: Early childhood autobiographical memories told by people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) may provide insight into emotional, identity and interpersonal functioning deficits underlying the disorder. We aimed to analyse verbatim transcripts of these memories coded by the Core Co...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Clinical Psychology Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 160 - 180 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Mar2026
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