The Relationship of Childhood Traumas and Alexithymia With Theory of Mind in Borderline Personality Disorder
Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, cilt.213, sa.11, ss.313-320, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 213 Sayı: 11
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001855
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, BIOSIS, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, MEDLINE, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.313-320
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Borderline personality disorder, trauma, theory of mind, alexithymia
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Introduction: – This study examined the relationship between childhood trauma, alexithymia, and theory of mind (ToM) skills in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Statement of Study Type: – This study is a cross-sectional, randomized controlled survey/scale study. Methods: – Ninety participants were divided into three groups: BPD patients with high trauma levels (n=30), BPD patients with low trauma levels (n=30), and healthy controls (n=30). Assessments included the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ-28), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET), and a sociodemographic form. Results: – BPD patients had significantly higher childhood trauma exposure (p<.001), alexithymia (p<.001), and lower ToM skills (p<.001) than controls. No significant relationship was found between trauma scores and alexithymia (p=.937) or ToM skills (p=.461) within the BPD group. Conclusions: – Findings suggest that BPD itself may impair ToM skills independently of childhood trauma and alexithymia.