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Problem-solving deficits in Iranian people with borderline personality disorder

  • Ashraf Akbari Dehaghi
    ,
  • Hossein Kaviani
    ,
  • Shima Tamanaeefar
  • Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Abstract

Interventions for people suffering from borderline personality disorder (BPD), such as dialectical behavior 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 Iran. The study compared inpatients and outpatients with BPD and a control group on problem-solving capabilities in an Iranian sample. It was hypothesized that patients with BPD would have more deficiencies in this area. Fifteen patients with BPD were compared to 15 healthy participants. Means-ends problem-solving task (MEPS) was used to measure problem-solving skills in both groups. BPD group reported less effective strategies in solving problems as opposed to the healthy group. Compared to the control group, participants with BPD provided empirical support for the use of problem-solving interventions with people suffering from BPD. The findings supported the idea that a problem-solving intervention can be efficiently applied either as a stand-alone therapy or in conjunction with other available psychotherapies to treat people with BPD. OBJECTIVE METHODS RESULTS CONCLUSIONS

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Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 12-8

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Volume 8, Issue 4)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 31/12/2014

Publication status

Published - 31/12/2014

ISSN

1735-8639

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/623117
  • Scopus: 84911414803

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