Citation

Gurvits IG, Koenigsberg HW, Siever LJ. Psychiatr. Clin. North Am. 2000; 23(1): 27-40, vi.

Affiliation

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10729929

Abstract

Neurotransmitter system dysfunction may contribute to the borderline personality disorder traits of impulsive aggression and affective instability. This article reviews evidence from neurochemical assays, receptor-density studies, neuroendocrine-challenge paradigms, functional neuroimaging studies, and candidate-gene research, which converge to identify particular neurotransmitter systems that seem to be dysregulated in patients with borderline personality disorder.

Language: en