Exploring the affective component of pain perception during aversive stimulation in borderline personality disorder

Lizbeth Cárdenas-Morales; Anne-K Fladung; Thomas Kammer; Christian Schmahl; Paul L Plener; Bernhard J Connemann; Carlos Schönfeldt-Lecuona

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2010.07.050

Exploring the affective component of pain perception during aversive stimulation in borderline personality disorder

Psychiatry Res. 2011 Apr 30;186(2-3):458-60. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.07.050. Epub 2010 Sep 9.

Authors

Lizbeth Cárdenas-Morales¹, Anne-K Fladung, Thomas Kammer, Christian Schmahl, Paul L Plener, Bernhard J Connemann, Carlos Schönfeldt-Lecuona

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy III, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.

PMID: 20826000
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.07.050

Abstract

In a pilot study, affective components of pain were assessed using repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation (rPMS) in patients with borderline personality disorder and healthy controls. Significant differences in pain thresholds and in affective components of pain between both groups were found. rPMS was well tolerated and suitable for assessing pain.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Affect / physiology*
Analysis of Variance
Borderline Personality Disorder / physiopathology*
Borderline Personality Disorder / psychology*
Female
Humans
Pain Measurement / methods
Pain Threshold / physiology*
Pilot Projects
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Severity of Illness Index
Young Adult