@article{ref1,
title="Childhood Precursors of Adult Borderline Personality Disorder Features: A Longitudinal Study",
journal="Journal of nervous and mental disease",
year="2016",
author="Cramer, Phebe",
volume="204",
number="7",
pages="494-499",
abstract="This study identifies childhood personality traits that are precursors of adult Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) features. In a longitudinal study, childhood personality traits were assessed at age 11 (N = 100) using the California Child Q-set (CCQ: Block and Block, 1980). A number of these Q-items were found to be significantly correlated (p < 0.001) with a prototype-based measure of BPD features at age 23. Factor analysis of these Q-items suggested that they could be characterized by two underlying personality dimensions: Impulsivity and Nonconformity/Aggression. The findings thus provide evidence that childhood personality traits predict adult BPD features. Identifying such childhood precursors provides an opportunity for early intervention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3018",
doi="10.1097/NMD.0000000000000514",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000514"
}