Pain and Pain Catastrophizing Among Internal Medicine Outpatients With Borderline Personality Symptomatology
Author(s) -
Randy A. Sansone,
Daron A. Watts,
Michael W. Wiederman
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.13m01536
Subject(s) - borderline personality disorder , pain catastrophizing , clinical psychology , personality , psychology , rumination , learned helplessness , psychiatry , chronic pain , cognition , social psychology
The extant literature indicates that individuals with borderline personality disorder generally report higher levels of pain than individuals without this disorder. This study examined relationships between borderline personality symptomatology, pain, and pain catastrophizing (a related aspect of the pain experience).
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