CONCEICAO, Isadora Klamt da; BELLO, Joana Rodrigues; KRISTENSEN, Christian Haag    DORNELLES, Vinícius Guimarães. Symptoms of ptsd and trauma in childhood in patients with borderline personality disorder. Psicol. rev. (Belo Horizonte) []. 2015, 21, 1, pp.87-107. ISSN 1677-1168.  https://doi.org/DOI-10.5752/P.1678-9523.2015V21N1P87.

The borderline personality disorder (BPD) is the most prevalent of all diagnostic personality disorders, presenting a percentage of 5.9% in the general population. The disorder has a huge impact in the life of the individuals, for this reason the scientific community is studying the relation elements of this psychopathology. The study’s purpose was to investigate the presence of posttraumatic symptomatology and history of childhood trauma. The work’s delineation was a transversal study with exploratory character. For these 22 borderline patients completed a screening task in order to evaluate symptoms of PTSD. It was found that the borderline patients presented several symptoms of PTSD, such as: difficulty in concentration, intrusive memories, tension in remembering and avoidance of memories.

: Borderline personality disorder; Borderline personality disorder and trauma.; Borderline personality disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)..

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