Dissociation, trauma, affect regulation and personality in patients with a borderline personality organization.
While the association between dissociation and trauma has been the subject of intensive research, the relationship between dissociation, childhood trauma, and personality characteristics has not yet been explored in detail. Fifty two patients suffering from a personality disorder completed the Dissociative Experiences Scale, the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, and the personality and affect regulation measurement instruments SWAP and AREQ. Results are critically discussed within a psychoanalytic framework, which should also help clarify the rather vague concept of dissociation.
Löffler-Stastka
Henriette
H
Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria. henriette.loeffler-stastka@meduniwien.ac.at
Szerencsics
Margit
M
Blüml
Victor
V
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D055815:Young Adult