title: Pain perception in self-injurious patients with borderline personality disorder.
abstract: Pain ratings during the cold pressor test were significantly lower in female inpatients with borderline personality disorder who report that they do not experience pain during self-injury (BPD-NP group, n = 11), compared with similar patients who report that they do experience pain during self-injury (BPD-P group, n = 11), and normal female subjects (n = 6). Pain ratings were not significantly different in the BPD-P and normal control groups. Self-report ratings of depression, anger, anxiety, and confusion were significantly lower, and ratings of vigor significantly higher following the cold pressor test in the BPD-NP group, but not in the BPD-P group. Only anxiety was significantly lower in the normal control group following the cold pressor test. The implications and limitations of these preliminary findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center/Westchester Division, White Plains 10605.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Russ
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lerman
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kakuma
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Shindledecker
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hull
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mattis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010146:Pain; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011674:Pulse; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior