Dysfunctional schema modes, childhood trauma and dissociation in borderline personality disorder.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the relationship between dysfunctional schema modes, childhood trauma and dissociation in borderline personality disorder (BPD).


METHODS
30 BPD patients completed the Wessex Dissociation Scale (WDS), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and Schema Mode Questionnaire (SMQ).


RESULTS
The 'Angry and Impulsive Child' and 'Abandoned and Abused Child' modes uniquely predicted dissociation scores. Childhood trauma did not predict dissociation scores.


CONCLUSIONS
Findings support the schema mode model of BPD [Young, J. E., Klosko, J. S., & Weishaar, M. E. (2003). Schema therapy: A practitioners guide. London: Guilford Press] and its emphasis on the role of dissociation. Clinically they support the emphasis on the identification and integration of dysfunctional parts of the personality in working with individuals diagnosed with BPD.
Johnston
Craig
C
Department of Clinical Psychology, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Newtownabbey, United Kingdom. cjohnston17@qub.ac.uk
Dorahy
Martin J
MJ
Courtney
Deyra
D
Bayles
Terry
T
O'Kane
Maria
M
D000328:Adult; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult