Jeyda Ibrahim1,2, Nicola Cosgrave3,4, Matthew Woolgar5,6. 1. 1 National and Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, UK. 2. 2 Attachment and Trauma Team, Great Ormond Street Hospital, UK. 3. 3 South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, UK. 4. 4 National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), UK. 5. 5 King's College London, UK. 6. 6 National Adoption and Fostering Service, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Borderline personality disorder has repeatedly been associated with a history of maltreatment in childhood; however, research on maltreatment and its link to borderline features in children is limited. METHOD: The aim of this review is to synthesise the existing data on the association between maltreatment and borderline features in childhood. In total, 10 studies were included in this systematic review. RESULTS: Studies indicated that children with borderline features were more likely to have a history of maltreatment, and that children who had been maltreated were more likely to present with borderline features. Other risk factors such as cognitive and executive functioning deficits, parental dysfunction and genetic vulnerability were also identified across studies. CONCLUSION: This review adds to the literature by highlighting maltreatment as a risk factor for borderline features in childhood. Longitudinal research is required to establish the link between childhood borderline features and adult borderline features. Implications for early identification, prevention and intervention services are discussed.
BACKGROUND: Borderline personality disorder has repeatedly been associated with a history of maltreatment in childhood; however, research on maltreatment and its link to borderline features in children is limited. METHOD: The aim of this review is to synthesise the existing data on the association between maltreatment and borderline features in childhood. In total, 10 studies were included in this systematic review. RESULTS: Studies indicated that children with borderline features were more likely to have a history of maltreatment, and that children who had been maltreated were more likely to present with borderline features. Other risk factors such as cognitive and executive functioning deficits, parental dysfunction and genetic vulnerability were also identified across studies. CONCLUSION: This review adds to the literature by highlighting maltreatment as a risk factor for borderline features in childhood. Longitudinal research is required to establish the link between childhood borderline features and adult borderline features. Implications for early identification, prevention and intervention services are discussed.
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