Loneliness, Social Isolation and Their Difference: A Cross-Diagnostic Study in Persistent Depressive Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder

Background: Interpersonal difficulties are a key feature of persistent depressive disorder (PDD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD). Caught in a vicious circle of dysfunctional interpersonal transaction, PDD and BPD patients are at great risk of experiencing prolonged loneliness. Loneliness,...

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Main Authors: Tabea Nenov-Matt, Barbara B. Barton, Julia Dewald-Kaufmann, Stephan Goerigk, Stephanie Rek, Katharina Zentz, Richard Musil, Andrea Jobst, Frank Padberg, Matthias A. Reinhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.608476/full