I have written twice before about research pertaining to Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).. Here, I want to summarize two recent studies on treatment. First, Keefe et al. (2022) published “Reflective Functioning and Its Potential to Moderate the Efficacy of Manualized Psychodynamic Therapies Versus Other Treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder” in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Fleck, et al. (2022) published “Child Versus Adolescent Borderline Personality Disorder Traits: Frequency, psychosocial correlates, and observed mother–child interactions” in Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. This study is helpful in examining child behavior. Here’s the abstract: