The Potential Role of Naltrexone in Borderline Personality Disorder

Objective: Management of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a difficult challenge due to the complex features of this disorder. This article reviews the use of naltrexone in the treatment of BPD. Method: Published articles and clinical trials were searched in Google Scholar, MedLine, ELSEVIER,...

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Autores principales: Moghaddas, Azadeh, Dianatkhah, Mehrnoush, Ghaffari, Saba, Ghaeli, Padideh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Psychiatry & Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5483240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28659987
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author Moghaddas, Azadeh
Dianatkhah, Mehrnoush
Ghaffari, Saba
Ghaeli, Padideh
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description Objective: Management of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a difficult challenge due to the complex features of this disorder. This article reviews the use of naltrexone in the treatment of BPD. Method: Published articles and clinical trials were searched in Google Scholar, MedLine, ELSEVIER, and Cochrane database of systematic reviews abstracts in English language between 1990 and 2017. Results: Naltrexone (NTX), a nonspecific competitive opiate antagonist, has been noted to be helpful in controlling self-injurious behavior (SIB) and dissociative symptoms in patients with BPD. Conclusion: Further studies should be conducted on the effects of naltrexone to confirm the role of this medication in the treatment of BPD.
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spelling pubmed-54832402017-06-28 The Potential Role of Naltrexone in Borderline Personality Disorder Moghaddas, Azadeh Dianatkhah, Mehrnoush Ghaffari, Saba Ghaeli, Padideh Iran J Psychiatry Short Communication Objective: Management of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a difficult challenge due to the complex features of this disorder. This article reviews the use of naltrexone in the treatment of BPD. Method: Published articles and clinical trials were searched in Google Scholar, MedLine, ELSEVIER, and Cochrane database of systematic reviews abstracts in English language between 1990 and 2017. Results: Naltrexone (NTX), a nonspecific competitive opiate antagonist, has been noted to be helpful in controlling self-injurious behavior (SIB) and dissociative symptoms in patients with BPD. Conclusion: Further studies should be conducted on the effects of naltrexone to confirm the role of this medication in the treatment of BPD. Psychiatry & Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-04 /pmc/articles/PMC5483240/ /pubmed/28659987 Text en Copyright © Psychiatry & Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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