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Distinguishing borderline personality disorder from adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a clinical and dimensional perspective.
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Distinguishing borderline personality disorder from adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a clinical and dimensional perspective.

  • Prada P Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, Service of Psychiatric Specialties, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Hasler R Department of Medical Genetic and Laboratories, Psychiatric Genetic Unit, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Baud P Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, Service of Psychiatric Specialties, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Bednarz G Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, Service of Psychiatric Specialties, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Ardu S Department of Cardiology and Endodontology, Treatment Plan Unit and Division of Operative Dentistry, Dental School, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Krejci I Department of Cardiology and Endodontology, Treatment Plan Unit and Division of Operative Dentistry, Dental School, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Nicastro R Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, Service of Psychiatric Specialties, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Aubry JM Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, Service of Psychiatric Specialties, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland; Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Perroud N Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, Service of Psychiatric Specialties, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland; Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: nader.perroud@hcuge.ch.
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  • 2014-03-25
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  • Psychiatry research. - 2014
ADHD
Aggression
Anger
Child maltreatment
Impulsivity
Psychiatry
Adult
Aggression
Anger
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Borderline Personality Disorder
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child Abuse
Comorbidity
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Impulsive Behavior
Male
Quality of Life
Sensitivity and Specificity
Surveys and Questionnaires
English Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is frequently associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD). As both disorders share some core clinical features they are sometimes difficult to distinguish from one another. The present work aimed to investigate differences in the expression of impulsivity, anger and aggression, quality of life as well as the number and severity of the comorbidities between ADHD, BPD, comorbid BPD-ADHD and control subjects. ADHD and BPD-ADHD patients showed a higher level of impulsivity than BPD and control subjects. BPD-ADHD patients had higher levels of substance abuse/dependence and higher levels of aggression than the other groups. Comorbid BPD-ADHD patients showed high levels of impulsivity and aggression, a characteristic that should draw the attention of clinicians on the necessity of providing an accurate diagnosis. The question also arises as to whether they represent a distinct clinical subgroup with specific clinical characteristics, outcomes and vulnerability factors.
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  • English
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