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September 16, 2025European PsychiatryOpen Access

Alexithymic traits and dissociative episodes in borderline patients

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SCS. CostantiniLGL. GhidettiMBMariagrazia Benassi

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Overview

Observational analysis reveals a relationship between alexithymia and dissociative symptoms in borderline personality disorder, highlighting emotional processing challenges.

Key Points

  • A significant 85% of borderline patients exhibit alexithymia, which limits their emotional expression.
  • About 70% of participants report clinically significant dissociative episodes, correlating with difficulties in emotional recognition.
  • Multivariate analyses using the DES II and TAS-20 show a positive correlation, indicating the link between emotional processing and dissociation.
  • Further exploration of body satisfaction and self-harm in these patients could strengthen understanding of their emotional dynamics.

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Costantini et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d4219a713b0b5dfea69da8https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.1918
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