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September 5, 2025BMC PsychiatryOpen Access

Emotion word repertoire in the adult attachment interview predicts a reduction of non-suicidal self-injury in the psychotherapy of borderline personality disorder

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SSSophia Schmitz-RiolUniversity of Vienna JFJ. FuchshuberComprehensive Cancer Center Vienna JHJulian HerpertzBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Secondary analysis reveals emotion word repertoire impacts non-suicidal self-injury in psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder, suggesting emotional awareness may aid recovery.

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A greater emotion word repertoire predicts a significant reduction of non-suicidal self-injury after one year of psychotherapy.
The correlation between emotion word repertoire and NSSI reduction was strong, with r = .46, p < .001.
This observational analysis utilized a novel text-based emotional awareness measure in patients with borderline personality disorder.
Findings highlight the potential value of verbalizing emotions in psychotherapy for reducing self-injury in borderline patients.

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Schmitz-Riol et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb3d622b87ece8dc956599 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07300-6

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Secondary analysis reveals emotion word repertoire impacts non-suicidal self-injury in psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder, suggesting emotional awareness may aid recovery.

Emotion word repertoire in the adult attachment interview predicts a reduction of non-suicidal self-injury in the psychotherapy of borderline personality disorder

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Emotion word repertoire in the adult attachment interview predicts a reduction of non-suicidal self-injury in the psychotherapy of borderline personality disorder

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