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Attentional processes and decision making in social interactions - Investigation of alterations in individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder

Conditions
F60.31
Registration Number
DRKS00009551
Lead Sponsor
Klinik für Allgemeine Psychiatrie Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
104
Inclusion Criteria

General inclusion criteria: age 18-50 years, readiness for participation. Additional inclusion criterion for patients with Borderline Personality Disorder: Borderline Personality Disorder assessed with the International Personality Disorder Examination.

Exclusion Criteria

General exclusion criteria: actual pregnancy, lifetime diagnosis of any psychotic or bipolar disorders, substance dependence during the past year, a history of brain damage, severe internistic or neurological disease, claustrophobia. Additional exclusion criterion for healthy controls: more than one DSM-IV criterion for Borderline Personality Disorder fulfilled.

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
reaction time, BOLD response; BPD patients vs. healthy controls. <br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Behavioural tasks: performance and reaction time , EMG activity, eyetracking; BPD patients vs. healthy controls.
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