Functional connectivity of pain-mediated affect regulation in Borderline Personality Disorder.

Affective instability and self-injurious behavior are important features of Borderline Personality Disorder. Whereas affective instability may be caused by a pattern of limbic hyperreactivity paired with dysfunctional prefrontal regulation mechanisms, painful stimulation was found to reduce affectiv...

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Main Authors: Inga Niedtfeld, Peter Kirsch, Lars Schulze, Sabine C Herpertz, Martin Bohus, Christian Schmahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3299768?pdf=render