F60.3
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Observation group 1= N=160 patients with BPD. The following topics are addressed: sexual behavior, fantasies, and dysfunctions as well as psychopathological symptoms (questionnaire survey), d
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Zentrum für Psychosoziale Medizin, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ICD-10 (clinician diagnosis) emotionally unstable personality disorder Consent to participate Ability to give consent Sufficient comprehension of the German language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Schizophreniform disorder Mania Delusional depression Acute action-orientied suicidality Current addictive disorder or intoxication (other than nicotine and physician-directed amphetamines)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Experimental investigation of deferred gratification: diminished deferred gratification in BPD patients compared to control subjects. 2. Bodily Maps of Emotions: more undifferentiated bodily representation of emotions in the BMI, with an expected significant influence of traumatic experiences. 3. Assessment of the association between sexual arousal and dissociation: increased dissociative symptoms in sexual situations in the self-report, as well as in the experimental condition (DSS-acute) in BPD patients compared to the control group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Higher prevalences of paraphilic sexuality and especially sadomasochistic sexuality in BPD patients compared to the control group considering the factors traumatization and PTSD. 2. Increased rates of compulsive sexual behavior as measured by the CSBD-11 considering the factors traumatization and PTSD. 3. Reduced scores in the domain of sexual self-determination using the Sexual Agency Scale considering the factors traumatization and PTSD. Online Questionnaire Survey Borderline Symptom List 23 (BSL-23): The BSL-23 is a self-report scale assessing the extent of intrapsychic distress in BPD patients. Dissociative Experience Scale (FDS-20): The FDS-20 is a self-report instrument assessing dissociative symptoms. Child Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ): The CTQ measures childhood trauma in self-report. Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5): The LEC-5 assesses possible origins of PTSD in self-report. International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ): The ITQ assesses core symptoms of PTSD and complex PTSD in self-report. Personality inventory for DSM-5 brief form (PID-5-BF): The PID-5-BF measures maladaptive personality factors for diagnosing personality disorders in self-report. OPD Structure Questionnaire (OPD-SF): The OPD-SF assesses psychological structure according to Operationalized Psychodynamic. Diagnosis (OPD) in self-report. Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS): The TAS assesses alexithymia (inability to perceive and express emotional feelings and needs) in self-report. Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS): The ADRS assesses symptoms of ADHD in self-report. Brief Sensation Seeking Scale (BSSS-8): The BSSS-8 assesses sensation seeking in self-report. Sexual Motivation Scale (SexMS): The SexMS measures various sexual motivations in self-report. Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI): The SDI measures sexual desire in self-report. Sociosexual Orientiation Inventory (SOI-R): The SOI-R assesses the tendency toward casual, uncommitted sexual relationships in self- | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSarah Biedermann
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Zentrum für Psychosoziale Medizin, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Outcome results
None listed