Amygdala hyperreactivity in borderline personality disorder: implications for emotional dysregulation
Donegan NH, Sanislow CA, Blumberg HP, Fulbright RK, Lacadie C, Skudlarski P, Gore JC, Olson IR, McGlashan TH, Wexler BE. Amygdala hyperreactivity in borderline personality disorder: implications for emotional dysregulation. Biological Psychiatry 2003, 54: 1284-1293. PMID: 14643096, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(03)00636-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal control subjectsBorderline personality disorderControl subjectsBorderline patientsAmygdala hyperreactivityBPD patientsPersonality disorderEmotional dysregulationDisorders of moodFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingClinical research teamPatientsResonance imagingPsychiatry departmentDSM-IVAmygdala reactivityAmygdala activationDisordersNeural responsesHyperreactivityDysregulationActivation levelsSubjectsRobust differences