Planning in borderline personality disorder: evidence for distinct subpopulations

World J Biol Psychiatry. 2009;10(4 Pt 2):512-7. doi: 10.1080/15622970903079481.

Abstract

Objective: Borderline personality disorder is a severe mental disorder, whereas previous studies suggest executive functions may be impaired. The aim of this study was to evaluate executive planning in a sample of 85 individuals.

Methods: Planning was assessed by means of the Tower of London (Drexel University version) task. Latent class cluster analysis models were adjusted to the data.

Results: We identified two different subpopulations of borderline personality disorder patients, one of them with significantly reduced performance. CONCLUSION;. Neuropsychological mechanisms may be involved in borderline personality disorder, at least in a subgroup of patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aggression / psychology
  • Borderline Personality Disorder / diagnosis*
  • Borderline Personality Disorder / psychology
  • Cognition Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Cognition Disorders / psychology
  • Executive Function*
  • Female
  • Games, Experimental*
  • Humans
  • Interview, Psychological
  • Male
  • Models, Psychological
  • Personality Inventory / statistics & numerical data
  • Problem Solving*
  • Psychometrics
  • Reaction Time
  • Reference Values