Parents' emotional neglect and overprotection according to the recollections of patients with borderline personality disorder.

摘要: Objective The purpose of this study was to test clinical hypotheses about the role emotional neglect and overprotection in childhood patients with borderline personality disorder. Method subjects were male female (N = 62) nonborderline 99) from a general hospital psychiatric clinic university student mental health clinic. Both groups administered Parental Bonding Instrument, which measures subjects' recollections parenting on dimensions care protection. Results findings showed that disorder remembered both their fathers mothers as having been significantly less caring more controlling than did patients. results same for sites. Conclusions provide support psychodynamic theories theory biparental failure development pathology.