Sexual behaviour and borderline personality disorder among female psychiatric inpatients.

Objective: The objective of the present study was to explore various facets of sexual behaviour in those with borderline personality disorder (BPD).

Method: Using a cross-sectional approach and a sample of convenience, we surveyed 126 female psychiatric inpatients regarding their sexual histories as well as BPD symptoms on two self-report measures.

Results: Compared to participants who were not positive on both measures of BPD (the nonBPD group; n = 52), those who were positive on both measures (the BPD group; n = 70) reported a greater number of sexual partners, and were more likely to report having been raped by a stranger and having been coerced to have sex.

Body image and borderline personality disorder among psychiatric inpatients.

Objective: With the exclusion of studies in individuals with eating disorders, few investigators have examined body image issues in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). In this study, we examined among psychiatric inpatients relationships between body image and BPD.

Method: In a cross-sectional sample of convenience, we surveyed 126 women in an inpatient psychiatric unit using 5 measures for body image and 2 measures for BPD.

Borderline personality and weight divergence in adulthood.

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is an Axis II dysfunction characterized by extremist thinking (i.e., black/white thinking and thinking in absolutes).