‘Does alexithymia mediate the relationship between borderline personality pathology and non-suicidal self-injury?’
- Conditions
- Alexithymia <br />Borderline personality pathology (BPP)<br />Non-suicidal Self Injury (NSSI)<br /><br />In Dutch: <br />Alexithymie<br />Borderline persoonlijkheidspathologie<br />Niet-suicidale zelfverwonding
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON22449
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Twente
- Brief Summary
Derks, Y.P., G.J. Westerhof, and E.T. Bohlmeijer, A Meta-Analysis on the Association Between Emotional Awareness and Borderline Personality Pathology. J Pers Disord, 2016: p. 1-23.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Individuals have to:
- fulfil DSM IV or DSM 5 criteria for a psychological disorder (according to a licensed psychiatrist, psychotherapist, clinical or mental health psychologist);
Exclusion Criteria
A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
- presence of an acute psychotic illness, a current manic episode or a vital depression;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The main study parameter is the indirect effect of BPP on NSSI via alexithymia, or in other words the potential mediator effect of alexithymia in the association between BPP and NSSI. <br><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method