Citation

Lowenstein J, Purvis C, Rose K. Borderline Personal. Disord. Emot. Dysregul. 2016; 3: 14.

Affiliation

Pan Dorset Pathfinder Service, Dorset Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, St. Ann's Hospital, 69 Haven Road, Canford Cliffs, Poole, Dorset BH13 7LN UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group - BMC)

DOI

10.1186/s40479-016-0046-0

PMID

27777779

Abstract

Risk assessments identify the presence of a Personality Disorder diagnosis as relevant to future violence. At present, risk assessments focus on the presence of the disorder rather than identifying key traits related to risk. Systematic searches of three databases were conducted from January 2000 until August 2014. Of 92,143, 15 studies met the inclusion criteria. A lack of empirical research was found focusing on individual traits; instead most considered PD diagnosis as a sole entity. A preliminary model has been developed detailing the link between potential interactions of diagnostic traits and risk of violence. Recommendations for future research are made.

Language: en