Neural Correlates of Antinociception in Borderline Personality Disorder
Author(s) -
Christian Schmahl,
Martin Bohus,
Fabrizio Esposito,
RolfDetlef Treede,
Francesco Di Salle,
Wolfgang Greffrath,
Petra Ludaescher,
Anja Jochims,
Klaus Lieb,
Klaus Scheffler,
Jürgen Hennig,
Erich Seifritz
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.63.6.659
Subject(s) - anterior cingulate cortex , psychology , functional magnetic resonance imaging , dorsolateral prefrontal cortex , borderline personality disorder , prefrontal cortex , amygdala , nociception , cingulate cortex , audiology , brain activity and meditation , blood oxygen level dependent , neuroscience , medicine , cognition , electroencephalography , psychiatry , central nervous system , receptor
A characteristic feature of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is self-injurious behavior in conjunction with stress-induced reduction of pain perception. Reduced pain sensitivity has been experimentally confirmed in patients with BPD, but the neural correlates of antinociceptive mechanisms in BPD are unknown. We predicted that heat stimuli in patients with BPD would activate brain areas concerned with cognitive and emotional evaluation of pain.
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