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Parental Reports of Physically Self-Destructive Behavior in the Offspring of Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder and Other Personality Disorders.

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The main aim of this article is to compare the prevalence of four forms of physically self-destructive behavior in the offspring of parents with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and compare them to the offspring of parents with other personality disorders (OPD). At the 4- and 6-year waves in a prospective study of the long-term course of BPD, participants were asked to report on the self-destructive behaviors of their children using the Childhood Self-Destructiveness Scale. A total of 68 parents were interviewed regarding 131 children, 104 of whom were offspring of parents with BPD ( = 55) and 27 were offspring of parents with OPD ( = 13). BPD parents reported significantly more self-injury and substance abuse in their children than OPD parents. The results from this study suggest that both direct and indirect forms of self-destructive behavior are both more common and quite specific for the children of parents with BPD.

Year of Publication
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2022
Journal
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Journal of personality disorders
Volume
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36
Issue
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5
Number of Pages
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527-536
ISSN Number
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0885-579X
URL
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https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/pedi.2022.36.5.527
DOI
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10.1521/pedi.2022.36.5.527
Short Title
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J Pers Disord
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