title: Relationships among semantic differential change measures of splitting, self-fragmentation and object relations in borderline psychopathology.
abstract: This pilot study investigated associations among change measures in a sample of borderline patients participating in an intensive, group-oriented day treatment programme. Change scores over a four-month period were calculated from measures of splitting dynamics, self-perceptions, and experiences of interpersonal relationships. Correlations provided partial empirical support for the hypothesized associations among these variables. Findings suggested that as splitting decreased, patients developed a more benevolent, and more anaclitic, view of self-in-the-world.
authors.affiliation: VA Medical Center, West Haven, CT 06516.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Greene
mesh_terms: D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009769:Object Attachment; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D012929:Psychological Distance; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D011616:Psychotherapy, Multiple; D012649:Self Concept; D012659:Semantic Differential