Hypersensitivity to social threat, anger, and (auto)aggression in BPD

• Conditions: F60.31; F43.1; Post-traumatic stress disorder

• Registration Number: DRKS00003282
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Allgemeine PsychiatrieUniversitätsklinikum Heidelberg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-10-18
• Study Completion: 2015-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

General inclusion criteria: age of 15-40 years, readiness for participation. Additional inclusion criterium for boderline patients: Boderline personality disorder (DSM-IV). Additional inclusion criterium for PTBS-controls: posttraumatic stress disorder (DSM-IV)

Exclusion Criteria

General exclusion criteria: pregnancy, lifetime-diagnosis of schizophrenic disorder, bipolar-I-disorder, substance abuse within the last year. organic head injury, severe non-surgical or neurological brain disorder, craniocerebral injury, metallic residue, claustrophobia.
Additional exclusion criteria for PTBS-controls: more than 1 DSM-IV criterium for BPD. Additional exclusion criteria for healthy controls: more than one DSM-IV criterium for BPD, any psychiatric disorder.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified