Journal of Psychiatry

Erkki Isometsä

Publications

• Research Article
  The Associations of Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms, Five-Factor Model Personality Dimensions, and Personality Fragmentation among Depressed Inpatients
  Author(s): Timo Säämänen, Juha Voutilainen, Jari Lahti, Erkki Isometsä, Martti Heikkinen and Marius LahtiTimo Säämänen, Juha Voutilainen, Jari Lahti, Erkki Isometsä, Martti Heikkinen and Marius Lahti
  
  Background: Major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder are highly comorbid. In previous studies, certain Five-Factor Model personality dimensions have been associated with both borderline personality disorder and major depression. Multiple Self States Model personality fragmentation has also been associated with borderline personality disorder. However, the specificity of these associations remains unclear. We examined whether personality fragmentation and Five-Factor Model personality dimensions are associated with borderline personality disorder symptoms among depressed psychiatric patients. Methods: A sample of 43 depressed psychiatric hospital inpatients filled in the Personality Structure Questionnaire, the NEO Personality Inventory, and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II P.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2378-5756.1000362

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