@article{ref1,
title="Interpersonal and emotional problem solving skills and parasuicide among women with borderline personality disorder",
journal="Journal of personality disorders",
year="1996",
author="Kehrer, C.A. and Linehan, M.M.",
volume="10",
number="2",
pages="153-163",
abstract="This study examined the predictive relationship between interpersonal and emotional problem solving skills and parasuicide in a sample of 33 chronically parasuicidal outpatient women meeting criteria for borderline personality disorder. Subjects were assessed initially and at 4-month intervals for 1 year using a revised version of the Means-End Problem Solving Procedure (MEPS) and the Parasuicide History Interview. Inappropriate problem solving measured at the 4- and 8-month assessment points was a significant predictor of subsequent parasuicide. Both suicidal and nonsuicidal inappropriate responses predicted parasuicidal behavior. Active, passive, and self-soothing problem-solving strategies failed to predict. <br><br>RESULTS suggest the usefulness of differentiating interpersonal from emotional problem-solving and provide predictive validity for the modified MEPS Procedure. It appears that patient progress may be monitored by tracking MEPS problem-solving scores, and that treatment may benefit from directly targeting the reduction of maladaptive response patterns.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0885-579X",
doi="10.1521/pedi.1996.10.2.153",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/pedi.1996.10.2.153"
}