Article Title

Cognitive Information Processing in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Neuropsychiatric Hypothesis

Authors

J.Wesley Burgess, Ph.D., M.D., Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford California

Abstract

Neurocognitive information processing was compared in 18 borderline subjects and 14 controls of similar age and gender. An 11-item screening examination significantly differentiated the two groups (P < 0.001). Significant differences were found on Delayed Memory, Serial Sevens, Rhythm Reproduction, and Perseveration subtests (P < 0.05). The results are interpreted as evidence for mild frontotemporal brain deficits. The findings support a developmental model of borderline disorder where early stress/injury during the childhood period of frontotemporal vulnerability results in failure to negotiate developmental landmarks and adult deficits in cognition, emotion/behavior modulation, and insight.

Recommended Citation

Burgess, Ph.D., M.D., J.Wesley (1990) "Cognitive Information Processing in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Neuropsychiatric Hypothesis," Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry: Vol. 8: Iss. 2, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29046/JJP.008.2.004
Available at: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/jeffjpsychiatry/vol8/iss2/7