Self-reported patterns of impairments in mentalization attachment and psychopathology among clinically referred adolescents with and without borderline personality pathology

摘要

BackgroundPrevious research, which primarily focused on adult samples, suggests that individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) display high levels of psychopathology, dysfunctional mentalization and problematic attachment to others. The current study investigated whether impairments in mentalization, attachment, and psychopathology are more severe in outpatient adolescents with BPD than in a clinical comparison group.