Personality Disorders

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Polygenic Risk Scores Predict Progression to Other Disorders in Unipolar Depression

By

Emily Pond

Publish Date July 28, 2020

Polygenic risk scores predict the progression from unipolar depression to bipolar or psychiatric disorders.

Childhood Sleep Problems Linked to Psychosis, Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescence

By

Brandon May

Publish Date July 14, 2020

Psychosis and BPD have previously been linked to persistent nightmares in childhood, and these findings highlight the importance of confronting sleep disturbances at young ages.

Psychiatric Comorbidities May Raise Risk for Sedative Use Disorder in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder

By

Emily Pond

Publish Date June 29, 2020

Over half of the sample attained opioids through their own prescription, and 47.2% of patients with co-occurring sedative use disorder attained sedatives by prescription.

Borderline Personality Disorder With Depression Raises Risk of Suicide Attempts in Mood Disorder Patients

By

Dibash Kumar Das, PhD

Publish Date May 20, 2020

Notably, the lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts was over 90% in patients with comorbid BD and BPD.

Does Personality Affect the Composition of the Gut Microbiome?

By

Brandon May

Publish Date March 12, 2020

In the general population, personality traits may predict the composition and diversity of the gut microbiome, a study in the Human Microbiome Journal suggests.

Borderline Personality Disorder May Raise Cardiometabolic Risk

Publish Date November 5, 2019

Borderline personality traits, depression associated with extent of midlife cardiometabolic risk.

Examining Predictors of OCD Treatment Response Trajectory

By

Emily Pond

Publish Date January 2, 2019

Intensive residential treatment was found to be effective in reducing the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, although different response trajectories were observed.

Insomnia in Borderline Personality Disorder May Increase Suicide Risk

By

Abigail Nover

Publish Date November 12, 2018

Insomnia may be associated with increased suicide risk in patients with borderline personality disorder.

High Psychopathy Scores Associated With Lower Self-Reported Empathy Levels

By

Emily Pond

Publish Date October 25, 2018

The researchers hypothesize that empathy induction activities could increase prosocial behavior among violent offenders.

TMS Device Cleared to Treat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

By

DaHee Han, PharmD

Publish Date September 19, 2018

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain.