PMID- 23713502
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20131231
LR  - 20220331
IS  - 1939-1846 (Electronic)
IS  - 0021-843X (Print)
IS  - 0021-843X (Linking)
VI  - 122
IP  - 2
DP  - 2013 May
TI  - Symptoms of borderline personality disorder predict interpersonal (but not 
      independent) stressful life events in a community sample of older adults.
PG  - 469-74
LID - 10.1037/a0032363 [doi]
AB  - Individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often experience stressful 
      life events at a higher frequency than those without BPD. It is less clear what 
      specific types of events are involved in this effect, and it has not been 
      determined whether some features of BPD are more important than others in 
      accounting for this effect. The latter issue is important in light of the 
      heterogeneous nature of this diagnostic construct. These issues were examined in 
      a large, representative community sample of men and women, ages 55-64. Ten 
      Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev., 
      DSM-IV-TR, Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 2000) personality 
      disorders were assessed at baseline using the Structured Interview for DSM-IV 
      Personality: SIDP-IV (B. Pfohl, N. Blum, & M. Zimmerman, 1997, Washington, DC, 
      American Psychiatric Press). Life events were measured at three sequential 
      assessments following baseline at 6-month (N = 1,294), 12-month (N = 1,070), and 
      18-month (N = 837) follow-ups. Stressful life events were identified using a 
      self-report questionnaire (LTE-Q; List of Threatening Experiences Questionnaire: 
      A subset of prescribed life events with considerable long-term contextual threat 
      by T. Brugha, C. Bebbington, P. Tennant, and J. Hurry, 1985, Psychological 
      Medicine, Vol. 15, pp. 189-194.) followed by a telephone interview. Only 
      borderline personality pathology was related to an increase in the frequency of 
      interpersonal stressful life events. Three specific symptoms of BPD were largely 
      responsible for this connection: unstable interpersonal relationships, 
      impulsivity, and chronic feelings of emptiness (negative association). Symptoms 
      of avoidant and schizoid personality disorders were associated with a reduced 
      number of stressful life events that are considered to be outside a person's 
      control (e.g., serious illness, injury, or death of a loved one). None of the 
      personality disorders predicted an increase in the number of stressful financial 
      events (e.g., major financial crisis). These findings suggest that, as 
      individuals approach later life, certain features of BPD continue to serve as 
      important risk factors for stressful life events of an interpersonal nature.
CI  - (c) 2013 American Psychological Association
FAU - Powers, Abigail D
AU  - Powers AD
AD  - Department of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis, MO 63130-4899, USA.
FAU - Gleason, Marci E J
AU  - Gleason ME
FAU - Oltmanns, Thomas F
AU  - Oltmanns TF
LA  - eng
GR  - R01 AG045231/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States
GR  - R01 MH077840/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States
GR  - R01-MH077840/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
PL  - United States
TA  - J Abnorm Psychol
JT  - Journal of abnormal psychology
JID - 0034461
SB  - IM
MH  - Borderline Personality Disorder/*psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Life Change Events
MH  - Longitudinal Studies
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Stress, Psychological/*psychology
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
PMC - PMC3744191
MID - NIHMS491719
EDAT- 2013/05/30 06:00
MHDA- 2014/01/01 06:00
PMCR- 2013/11/01
CRDT- 2013/05/30 06:00
PHST- 2013/05/30 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/05/30 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/01/01 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2013/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 2013-17531-007 [pii]
AID - 10.1037/a0032363 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Abnorm Psychol. 2013 May;122(2):469-74. doi: 10.1037/a0032363.