Use of a Psychophysiological Script-driven Imagery Experiment to Study Trauma-related Dissociation in Borderline Personality Disorder

. 2018 Mar 8;(133):56111. doi: 10.3791/56111

(A)
	BPD and PD (n = 15)	BPD only (n= 13)	Control group (n =15)	p
Demographics
Age, M (SD)	25.53 (9.4)	24.38 (8.8)	23.87 (6.3)	n.s.
Education (years), M (SD)	10.40 (1.2)	10.54 (1.3)	11.13 (1.1)	n.s.
Traumatic events
CAPS event types, M (SD)	7.40 (2.9)^a	6.08 (3.0)	3.87 (2.3)^a	< .01
Rape/rape attempt (%)	13 (86.7)	8 (61.5)	2 (13.3)	< .001
CTQ score, M (SD)	88.47 (28.0)^a	69.54 (18.5)^b	39.67 (10.4)^{a, b}	< .001
Emotional abuse (SD)	18.27 (6.7)^a	14.62 (5.9)^{a, b}	7.67 (2.0)^b	< .001
Emotional neglect (SD)	19.27 (5.3)^a	16.31 (4.4)^{a, b}	9.60 (4.1)^b	< .001
Physical abuse (SD)	12.07 (6.0)^a	9.38 (6.1)	5.53 (0.9)^a	< .01
Physical neglect (SD)	12.60 (4.3)^a	10.23 (3.1)^{a, b}	5.50 (0.8)^b	< .001
Sexual abuse (SD)	14.53 (8.3)^a	10.92 (7.1)	6.67 (5.2)^a	< .05
Unpredictability (SD)	11.07 (3.9)^{a, b}	8.08 (3.2)^{a, c}	4.33 (2.2)^{b. c}	< .001
PDEQ score (SD)	2.71 (0.7)^{a, b}	1.21 (.2)^{a, b, c}	0.86 (0.6)^c	< .001
Clinical symptoms
BSL score, M (SD)	2.52 (0.8)^{a, b}	1.78 (0.7)^{a, c}	0.48 (0.4)^{b, c}	< .001
DES score, M (SD)	34.66 (20.9)^{a, b}	15.91 (11.8)^a	4.90 (2.5)^b	< .001
SCL-14 score, M (SD)	2.21 (0.9)^{a, b}	1.36 (.6)^{a, c}	0.18 (0.1)^{b, c}	< .001
Note. Significant differences between each pair of groups as revealed by post hoc comparisons are marked by identical characters.
(B)
	BPD and PD (n = 15)	BPD only (n = 13)	p
Clinical symptoms
CAPS score, M (SD)	83.7 (28.0)	58.5 (25.9)	< .05
GSI score of the SCL-90-R, M (SD)	2.1 (0.7)	1.3 (0.6)	< .01
Diagnoses
PTSD, as diagnosed by CAPS (%)	14 (93.3)	7 (53.8)	< .05
Dissociative disorder, based on SCID-D (%)	12 (80.0)	1 (7.7)	< .001
Number of SCID-I diagnoses, M (SD)	3.20 (1.5)	1.77 (0.8)	< .01
Major depression disorder, by SCID-I (%)	10 (66.7)	5 (38.5)	n.s.
Anxiety disorders, by SCID-I (%)	8 (53.3)	6 (46.2)	n.s.
Substance use disorders, by SCID-I (%)	9 (60.0)	1 (7.7)	< .01
Eating disorders, by SCID-I (%)	8 (53.3)	2 (15.4)	< .05
Obsessive-compulsive disorders, by SCID-I (%)	4 (26.7)	1 (7.7)	n.s.
Bipolar disorders, by SCID-I (%)	1 (6.7)	3 (23.1)	n.s.
Adjustment disorders, by SCID-I (%)	1 (6.7)	2 (15.4)	n.s.
Note. For continuous variables, t tests were calculated; for dichotomous variables, χ² tests were applied.