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The Role of Gender in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder: Differences Related to Hopelessness, Alexithymia, Coping Strategies, and Sensory Profile

Background and Objectives: Gender differences are poorly investigated in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD), although they could be useful in determining the most appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment. The aim of the present study was to compare sociodemograp...

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Autores principales: Amerio, Andrea, Natale, Antimo, Gnecco, Giovanni Battista, Lechiara, Alessio, Verrina, Edoardo, Bianchi, Davide, Fusar-Poli, Laura, Costanza, Alessandra, Serafini, Gianluca, Amore, Mario, Aguglia, Andrea
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Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10221694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37241182
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59050950
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author Amerio, Andrea
Natale, Antimo
Gnecco, Giovanni Battista
Lechiara, Alessio
Verrina, Edoardo
Bianchi, Davide
Fusar-Poli, Laura
Costanza, Alessandra
Serafini, Gianluca
Amore, Mario
Aguglia, Andrea
author_facet Amerio, Andrea
Natale, Antimo
Gnecco, Giovanni Battista
Lechiara, Alessio
Verrina, Edoardo
Bianchi, Davide
Fusar-Poli, Laura
Costanza, Alessandra
Serafini, Gianluca
Amore, Mario
Aguglia, Andrea
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description Background and Objectives: Gender differences are poorly investigated in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD), although they could be useful in determining the most appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment. The aim of the present study was to compare sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and the emotional and behavioral dimensions (such as coping, alexithymia, and sensory profile) between males and females with BPD. Material and Methods: Two hundred seven participants were recruited. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. The Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile (AASP), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (COPE), and Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) were administered. Results: Male patients with BPD showed more involuntary hospitalizations and greater use of alcohol and illicit substances compared to females. Conversely, females with BPD reported more frequent medication abuse than males. Furthermore, females had high levels of alexithymia and hopelessness. Regarding coping strategies, females with BPD reported higher levels of “restraint coping” and “use of instrumental social support” at COPE. Finally, females with BPD had higher scores in the Sensory Sensitivity and Sensation Avoiding categories at the AASP. Conclusions: Our study highlights gender differences in substance use, emotion expression, future vision, sensory perception, and coping strategies in patients with BPD. Further gender studies may clarify these differences and guide the development of specific and differential treatments in males and females with BPD.
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spelling pubmed-102216942023-05-28 The Role of Gender in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder: Differences Related to Hopelessness, Alexithymia, Coping Strategies, and Sensory Profile Amerio, Andrea Natale, Antimo Gnecco, Giovanni Battista Lechiara, Alessio Verrina, Edoardo Bianchi, Davide Fusar-Poli, Laura Costanza, Alessandra Serafini, Gianluca Amore, Mario Aguglia, Andrea Medicina (Kaunas) Article Background and Objectives: Gender differences are poorly investigated in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD), although they could be useful in determining the most appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment. The aim of the present study was to compare sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and the emotional and behavioral dimensions (such as coping, alexithymia, and sensory profile) between males and females with BPD. Material and Methods: Two hundred seven participants were recruited. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. The Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile (AASP), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (COPE), and Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) were administered. Results: Male patients with BPD showed more involuntary hospitalizations and greater use of alcohol and illicit substances compared to females. Conversely, females with BPD reported more frequent medication abuse than males. Furthermore, females had high levels of alexithymia and hopelessness. Regarding coping strategies, females with BPD reported higher levels of “restraint coping” and “use of instrumental social support” at COPE. Finally, females with BPD had higher scores in the Sensory Sensitivity and Sensation Avoiding categories at the AASP. Conclusions: Our study highlights gender differences in substance use, emotion expression, future vision, sensory perception, and coping strategies in patients with BPD. Further gender studies may clarify these differences and guide the development of specific and differential treatments in males and females with BPD. MDPI 2023-05-15 /pmc/articles/PMC10221694/ /pubmed/37241182 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59050950 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Amerio, Andrea
Natale, Antimo
Gnecco, Giovanni Battista
Lechiara, Alessio
Verrina, Edoardo
Bianchi, Davide
Fusar-Poli, Laura
Costanza, Alessandra
Serafini, Gianluca
Amore, Mario
Aguglia, Andrea
The Role of Gender in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder: Differences Related to Hopelessness, Alexithymia, Coping Strategies, and Sensory Profile
title The Role of Gender in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder: Differences Related to Hopelessness, Alexithymia, Coping Strategies, and Sensory Profile
title_full The Role of Gender in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder: Differences Related to Hopelessness, Alexithymia, Coping Strategies, and Sensory Profile
title_fullStr The Role of Gender in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder: Differences Related to Hopelessness, Alexithymia, Coping Strategies, and Sensory Profile
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Gender in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder: Differences Related to Hopelessness, Alexithymia, Coping Strategies, and Sensory Profile
title_short The Role of Gender in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder: Differences Related to Hopelessness, Alexithymia, Coping Strategies, and Sensory Profile
title_sort role of gender in patients with borderline personality disorder: differences related to hopelessness, alexithymia, coping strategies, and sensory profile
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10221694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37241182
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59050950
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