Interpersonal functioning disorders

Impairments of interpersonal functioning are central to borderline personality disorder (BPD). Patients with BPD suffer from severe psychosocial dysfunction in general and—among others—disturbed romantic relationships. Compounding the problem, the diagnosis of BPD interferes with therapeutic relationships and results in pejorative and discriminatory clinical practices.
Previously, interpersonal dysfunction has been related to emotional dysregulation, behavioral dyscontrol, and impaired social cognition. However, these features may be intertwined yet separate. Despite some inconsistencies, behavioral studies in BPD patients indicate impaired cognitive and affective empathy particularly in complex and ecologically valid measurements. These findings are reflected even more consistently in functional magnet resonance imaging studies.

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Jeung, H., & Herpertz, SC (2014). Порушення міжособистісного функціонування: емпатія та близькість при прикордонному розладі особистості. Психопатологія, 47 (4), 220–234. Retrieved from: https://shorturl.at/1aHmK

Hengartner, M. P., Müller, M., Rodgers, S., Rössler, W., & Ajdacic-Gross, V. (2014). Interpersonal functioning deficits in association with DSM-IV personality disorder dimensions. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology: The International Journal f

Haang, J., & Herpertz, S. K. (2023). Impairments of Interpersonal Functioning: Empathy in Personality Disorders. Psychopathology, 47(4), 220-230. Retrieved from: https://shorturl.at/Hv1Md