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Associations between alexithymia and borderline personality criteria in personality disorders.

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Observational analysis shows significant links between alexithymia and BPD identity disturbance, indicating risks for self-injury.

In individuals with BPD, alexithymia is significantly associated with identity disturbance, indicating a potential risk for self-injury.
The study found that correlation was significant (p = .0013) even after controlling for depression severity in the BPD group.
Using logistic regression, the study assessed associations across three groups: BPD, other personality disorders, and no personality disorder.
This analysis indicates potential targets for intervention in suicide prevention strategies based on identity disturbance linked to alexithymia.

Modasi et al. (2025) studied this question.

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