No evidence for overgeneral memories in borderline personality disorder
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Use of a Psychophysiological Script-driven Imagery Experiment to Study Trauma-related Dissociation in Borderline Personality Disorder
Published on: March 8, 2018
Arnoud Arntz1, Masja Meeren, Ineke Wessel
1Department of Medical, Clinical and Experimental Psychology, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands. arnoud.arntz@mp.unimaas.nl
Abstract:
The hypothesis that borderline personality disorder (BPD) is related to overgeneral memories was tested in a mixed sample of 39 patients. A memory test with emotional cue words and the instruction to produce specific autobiographical memories was used. Specificity was judged by an independent rater. Regression analyses indicated that age and major depressive disorder were related to the production of less specific memories, whereas educational level and presence of personality disorder were positivily related to number of specific memories. Borderline personality disorder, anxiety disorders and childhood traumas were not related to number of specific memories.
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