title: Affect regulation and psychopathology in women with borderline personality disorder.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dysfunction in affect regulation is a prominent feature that grossly impairs behavioural and interpersonal domains of experience and underlies a great deal of the psychopathology in borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, no study has yet been published that evaluates the psychometric properties of the translated Danish version of self-report measures sensitive to the different aspects and dimensions of dysfunction in affect regulation prevalent in BPD.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study comprised a group of women diagnosed with BPD (n = 29) and a comparison group of healthy subjects (n = 29) who reported psychopathology and levels of affective instability, aggression, impulsivity and alexithymia by self-report measures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our results demonstrated that women with BPD have significant psychopathology and report significantly higher levels of dysfunction in separate components of affect regulation by self-report measures than the comparison group of healthy subjects. Our results also provided partial support for the psychometric appropriateness and clinical relevance of the translated Danish version of affect regulation measures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The normative reference range indicated by our results makes the measures useful as a practical assessment tool.
  
  
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authors.affiliation: Psykiatrisk Forskningsenhed, Region Sjælland, Roskilde, Denmark. runan@regionsjaelland.dk
authors.forename: Rune
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Timmerby
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Simonsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000209:etiology*; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003718:Denmark; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000209:etiology*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D011599:Psychopathology; D057566:Self Report; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000209:etiology; D014175:Translating