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TY - JOUR
T1 - The social problem-solving abilities of people with borderline personality disorder
AU - Bray, Stephanie
AU - Barrowclough, Christine
AU - Lobban, Fiona
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - Interventions for people suffering from borderline personality disorder (BPD), such as dialectical behaviour therapy, often include a problem-solving component. However, there is an absence of published studies examining the problem-solving abilities of this client group. In this study, the social problem-solving (SPS) abilities of three groups of participants were assessed: a BPD group (n = 25), a clinical control (CC) group (n = 25) procedure and a non-clinical control (NCC) group (n = 25). SPS ability was assessed using the means-end problem-solving (MEPS) procedure and the Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised (SPSI-R). The BPD group exhibited deficits in their SPS abilities, however the majority of these deficits were not specific to the BPD group but were also found in the CC group, indicating that a common factor between these two groups, such as negative affect, may account for these observed deficits. Specific SPS deficits were identified in the BPD group: they provided less specific solutions on the MEPS and reported higher levels of negative problem orientation and a more impulsive/carelessness style towards solving social problems. The results of this study provide empirical support for the use of problem-solving interventions with people suffering from BPD. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - Interventions for people suffering from borderline personality disorder (BPD), such as dialectical behaviour therapy, often include a problem-solving component. However, there is an absence of published studies examining the problem-solving abilities of this client group. In this study, the social problem-solving (SPS) abilities of three groups of participants were assessed: a BPD group (n = 25), a clinical control (CC) group (n = 25) procedure and a non-clinical control (NCC) group (n = 25). SPS ability was assessed using the means-end problem-solving (MEPS) procedure and the Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised (SPSI-R). The BPD group exhibited deficits in their SPS abilities, however the majority of these deficits were not specific to the BPD group but were also found in the CC group, indicating that a common factor between these two groups, such as negative affect, may account for these observed deficits. Specific SPS deficits were identified in the BPD group: they provided less specific solutions on the MEPS and reported higher levels of negative problem orientation and a more impulsive/carelessness style towards solving social problems. The results of this study provide empirical support for the use of problem-solving interventions with people suffering from BPD. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
KW - borderline personality disorder
KW - social problem solving
KW - AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY
KW - BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT
KW - COLLEGE-STUDENTS
KW - DEPRESSION
KW - SKILLS
KW - COOCCURRENCE
KW - PARASUICIDE
KW - INVENTORY
KW - DEFICITS
U2 - 10.1016/j.brat.2006.06.011
DO - 10.1016/j.brat.2006.06.011
M3 - Journal article
VL - 45
SP - 1409
EP - 1417
JO - Behaviour Research and Therapy
JF - Behaviour Research and Therapy
SN - 0005-7967
IS - 6
ER -