Reduced mentalizing in patients with bulimia nervosa and features of borderline personality disorder: A case-control study

Reduced mentalizing in patients with bulimia nervosa and features of borderline personality disorder: A case-control study

Abstract Background Mentalizing, the mental capacity to understand oneself and others in terms of mental states, has been found to be reduced in some mental disorders such as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Some studies have suggested that Eating Disorders (EDs) may also be associated with im...

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Main Authors: Sofia Sacchetti, Paul Robinson, Alexandra Bogaardt, Ajay Clare, Catherine Ouellet-Courtois, Patrick Luyten, Anthony Bateman, Peter Fonagy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Bulimia nervosa
Borderline personality disorder
Eating disorder
Mentalizing
Theory of mind
Differentiation-relatedness
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2112-9

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