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Citation

Sansone RA, Lam C, Wiederman MW. Compr. Psychiatry 2010; 51(5): 458-461.

Affiliation

Psychiatry and Internal Medicine at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio; Psychiatry Education at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, Ohio.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.comppsych.2010.02.002

PMID

20728001

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to explore correlations between a history of being bullied in childhood and borderline personality disorder (BPD) in adulthood, several externalizing behaviors, and mental health care utilization. METHOD: Using a cross-sectional consecutive sample of internal medicine outpatients (N = 414), we examined the relationship between history of being bullied in childhood and 2 measures of BPD: the borderline personality scale of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4 and the Self-Harm Inventory. We also explored whether having ever been bullied was related to a number of externalizing behaviors (eg, rage reactions, road rage, excessive spending, alcohol and substance misuse, binge eating) as well as greater mental health care utilization. RESULTS: In this study, a history of being bullied in childhood demonstrated statistically significant correlations with both measures of BPD as well as a number of externalizing behaviors and the measures for mental health care utilization. CONCLUSIONS: A history of being bullied in childhood demonstrates a positive correlation with BPD in adulthood, externalizing behaviors, and mental health care utilization. Although this does not necessarily imply causality, the nature of this relationship warrants further investigation.


Language: en

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