Group intervention for family members of people with borderline personality disorder based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Implementation of the Family Connections® program in France and Switzerland.

Background: Families and significant others of people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) show increased levels of psychological distress. Family Connections®, a 12-week group intervention based on the principles of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, was designed to provide families with both information about the disorder and emotion regulation skills. It has been progressively implemented in French-speaking European countries.

Link between History of Childhood Maltreatment and Emotion Dysregulation in Adults Suffering from Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or Borderline Personality Disorder.

Childhood maltreatment (CM) may have a long-term effect on emotion regulation. This study aimed to explore the relationship between CM and emotion dysregulation (ED) in a heterogeneous population. Four hundred seventy French-speaking outpatients ( = 279 ADHD, = 70 BPD, = 60 ADHD + BPD, = 61 clinical controls) completed the Emotion Reactivity Scale (ERS), the Cognitive Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ), the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), and the Relationship Scales Questionnaire (RSQ).

[Adult ADHD - recommendations for clinical management in general practice].

Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is frequently found in the general population and it negatively impacts the quality of life of those that suffer from this disorder. Although the general practitioner occupies a primordial role in the detection as well as in the management of this disorder, the lack of training as well as the stigma surrounding ADHD make it not always obvious how to approach the patient with or possibly suffering from ADHD. In this article, we propose to present a few lines of good clinical practice applicable in primary medicine for the detection, diagnosis and management of ADHD in adults.

Emotion dysregulation in adults suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a comparison with borderline personality disorder (BPD).

Background: Emotional dysregulation (ED) is now considered as an important symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is believed to have a considerable impact on the severity of the disorder, one's global functioning, and the prognosis. Our research aimed to evaluate and compare ED and cognitive emotional regulation strategies between ADHD and borderline personality disorder (BPD) patients.