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Comparative Study
. 1992 Sep 15;32(6):501-11.
doi: 10.1016/0006-3223(92)90218-o.

Pain perception in self-injurious patients with borderline personality disorder

M J Russ  1 , S D Roth, A Lerman, T Kakuma, K Harrison, R D Shindledecker, J Hull, S Mattis
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Comparative Study

Pain perception in self-injurious patients with borderline personality disorder

M J Russ et al. Biol Psychiatry. .

Abstract

Pain ratings during the cold pressor test were significantly lower in female inpatients with borderline personality disorder who report that they do not experience pain during self-injury (BPD-NP group, n = 11), compared with similar patients who report that they do experience pain during self-injury (BPD-P group, n = 11), and normal female subjects (n = 6). Pain ratings were not significantly different in the BPD-P and normal control groups. Self-report ratings of depression, anger, anxiety, and confusion were significantly lower, and ratings of vigor significantly higher following the cold pressor test in the BPD-NP group, but not in the BPD-P group. Only anxiety was significantly lower in the normal control group following the cold pressor test. The implications and limitations of these preliminary findings are discussed.

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