Journal article
The neuropsychology of borderline personality disorder: A preliminary study on the predictive variance of neuropsychological tests vs. personality trait dimensions
Personality and mental health, Vol.3(2), pp.128-141
05/01/2009
DOI: 10.1002/pmh.63
Abstract
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) has been associated both with frontolimbic dysfunction and maladaptive personality traits such as impulsivity and neuroticism. The purpose of this study was to examine whether there are differences in predictive variance between neuropsychological variables and selected personality traits in persons with BPD. We compared persons with DSM-IV BPD (n = 25) to individuals without BPD or substance abuse (n = 20). All subjects completed a battery of neuropsychological tests, Cloninger's Temperament and Character Inventory, and the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale. BPD subjects had evidence of cognitive inhibition, and deficits in working memory, perseveration, and decision-making not accounted for by IQ differences between groups. In particular, Stroop Interference remained significant after controlling for IQ, depression and alcohol use (p = 0.043). They also had higher levels of impulsivity, novelty seeking and harm avoidance, but lower levels of self-directedness and cooperativeness than the comparison group. Logistic regression analyses indicated that both personality traits (Nagelkerke R-2 = 0.74, Model chi(2) = 36.21, p < 0.001) and neuropsychological tests (Nagelkerke R-2 = 0. 47, Model chi(2) = 19.22, p < 0.001) were significant predictors of BPD. However, neuropsychological tests did not add significant incremental variance over selected personality trait dimensions in predicting BPD (Block chi(2) = 6.45, p = 0.168), whereas personality traits added significant incremental variance over neuropsychological tests in predicting BPD (Block chi(2) = 3.44, p < 0.001). This study suggests that persons with BPD have impaired neuropsychological performance, but that impulsivity and other selected personality traits have a primary role in predicting BPD over and above neuropsychological test abnormalities. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The neuropsychology of borderline personality disorder: A preliminary study on the predictive variance of neuropsychological tests vs. personality trait dimensions
- Creators
- Donald W. Black - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineKelsie T. Forbush - University of IowaAmie Langer - University of IowaMartha Shaw - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineMargarita A. Graeber - University of IowaDavid J. Moser - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineJohn Bayless - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineDavid Watson - University of IowaLauren Hovick - Northwestern UniversityVanessa J. Meyer - University of Illinois at ChicagoNancee Blum - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Personality and mental health, Vol.3(2), pp.128-141
- Publisher
- Wiley
- DOI
- 10.1002/pmh.63
- ISSN
- 1932-8621
- eISSN
- 1932-863X
- Number of pages
- 14
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2009
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Medicine Administration; Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984280831702771
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