Impulsivity issues in borderline personality disorder and it's links with insight: the role of urgency
Résumé
Objective:Impulsivity plays a major role in a wide range of disorders including Borderline Personality Disorder.Another crucial clinical dimension is insight. This clinical dimension is linked with symptomatology and treat-ment issue. The present study aims to investigate the impact of positive and negative urgency on insight inBorderline Personality Disorder.Methods:We recruited eighty-one women with Borderline Personality Disorder and assessed insight level andimpulsivity scores using the Beck Cognitive insight scale and the UPPS-short form scale.Results:Our results showed interesting links between positive urgency and insight quality.Conclusion:Negative emotions play a fundamental role for the insight quality, but positive emotions are sur-prisingly related to clinical insight. We discuss the possible therapeutical impact of this results on treatmentadaptation
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