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ADHD

This section is edited by Alexandra Philipsen, MD.

"In the last decade, there has been a marked increase in studies supporting the association of ADHD and personality disorders, particularly BPD. Considerable overlap in diagnostic criteria and shared psychopathologic symptoms has stimulated research activities in this field. However, the question of whether ADHD and personality disorders randomly co-occur as comorbidities, have similar origins or share common pathological mechanisms remains unresolved. We are therefore delighted to create a section on ADHD and Personality Disorders to promote research into underlying mechanisms, detection and treatment of these disorders."

An archive of articles previously published in this field can be found here.

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ADHD and BPD - associated, but poorly understood


  1. Emotional dysregulation (ED) is a core diagnostic symptom in borderline personality disorder (BPD) and an associated feature of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We aimed to investigate differen...

    Authors: Talar R. Moukhtarian, Iris Reinhard, Paul Moran, Celine Ryckaert, Caroline Skirrow, Ulrich Ebner-Priemer and Philip Asherson
    Citation: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation 2021 8:6
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. In recent years, the existence of possible developmental pathways from childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to adult Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has been suggested. The existence...

    Authors: Natalia Calvo, Benjamin Lara, Laia Serrat, Violeta Pérez-Rodríguez, Òscar Andión, Josep A. Ramos-Quiroga and Marc Ferrer
    Citation: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation 2020 7:2
    Content type: Review Published on:

  3. A growing body of literature indicates a potential role for physical exercise in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Suggested effects include the reduction of ADHD core symptoms ...

    Authors: Aylin Mehren, Markus Reichert, David Coghill, Helge H. O. Müller, Niclas Braun and Alexandra Philipsen
    Citation: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation 2020 7:1
    Content type: Review Published on:

  4. Emotional dysregulation (ED) is now considered as an important symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is believed to have a considerable impact on the severity of the disorder, one’s gl...

    Authors: Eva Rüfenacht, Sebastian Euler, Paco Prada, Rosetta Nicastro, Karen Dieben, Roland Hasler, Eléonore Pham, Nader Perroud and Sébastien Weibel
    Citation: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation 2019 6:11
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. Childhood maltreatment, such as severe emotional, physical, and sexual abuse and neglect, has been linked to impulse control problems and dysfunctional emotional coping. In borderline personality disorder (BPD...

    Authors: Annegret Krause-Utz, Ezgi Erol, Athina V. Brousianou, Sylvia Cackowski, Christian Paret, Gabriele Ende and Bernet Elzinga
    Citation: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation 2019 6:6
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  6. Adults with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) manifest poor performance on tasks of decision making which may be congruent with their decisional and interpersonal conflicts in real life. Poor decision maki...

    Authors: Jeannette LeGris
    Citation: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation 2018 5:16
    Content type: Short report Published on:

  7. There is ongoing debate on the overlap between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), particularly regarding emotion dysregulation (ED). In this paper, we pr...

    Authors: Talar R. Moukhtarian, Ruth S. Mintah, Paul Moran and Philip Asherson
    Citation: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation 2018 5:9
    Content type: Review Published on:

  8. The impact of stress on anger and aggression in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has not been thoroughly investigated. The goal of this study was to inv...

    Authors: Sylvia Cackowski, Annegret Krause-Utz, Julia Van Eijk, Katrin Klohr, Stephanie Daffner, Esther Sobanski and Gabriele Ende
    Citation: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation 2017 4:6
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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