Splitting in Schizophrenia and Borderline Personality Disorder

J 2014

Splitting in Schizophrenia and Borderline Personality Disorder

PĚČ, Ondřej, Petr BOB and Jiří RABOCH

Basic information

Original name

Splitting in Schizophrenia and Borderline Personality Disorder

Authors

PĚČ, Ondřej (203 Czech Republic), Petr BOB (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Jiří RABOCH (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Plos one, San Francisco, Public Library of Science, 2014, 1932-6203

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30000 3. Medical and Health Sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.234

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14740/14:00079333

Organization unit

Central European Institute of Technology

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091228

UT WoS

000332483600138

Keywords in English

METACOGNITION; HYPNOSIS; CONSCIOUSNESS; DISSOCIATION; MEMORY; SYSTEM

Abstract

V originále

Background: Splitting describes fragmentation of conscious experience that may occur in various psychiatric disorders. A purpose of this study is to examine relationships between psychological process of splitting and disturbed cognitive and affective functions in schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder (BPD). Methods: In the clinical study, we have assessed 30 patients with schizophrenia and 35 patients with BPD. The symptoms of splitting were measured using self-reported Splitting Index (SI). As a measure of semantic memory disorganization we have used verbal fluency test. Other psychopathological symptoms were assessed using Health of the Nation Outcome Scale (HoNOS). Results: Main results show that SI is significantly higher in BPD group than in schizophrenia, and on the other hand, verbal fluency is significantly lower in schizophrenia group. Psychopathological symptoms measured by HoNOS are significantly higher in the BPD group than in schizophrenia. Significant relationship was found between verbal fluency and the SI "factor of others" (Spearman r = -0.52, p<0.01) in schizophrenia patients. Conclusions: Processes of splitting are different in schizophrenia and BPD. In BPD patients splitting results to mental instability, whereas in schizophrenia the mental fragmentation leads to splitting of associations observed as lower scores of verbal fluency, which in principle is in agreement with Bleuler's historical concept of splitting in schizophrenia.

Links

ED1.1.00/02.0068, research and development project

Name: CEITEC - central european institute of technology

Citovat

PĚČ, Ondřej, Petr BOB and Jiří RABOCH. Splitting in Schizophrenia and Borderline Personality Disorder. Plos one. San Francisco: Public Library of Science, 2014, vol. 9, No 3, p. 1-4. ISSN 1932-6203. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091228.

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PĚČ, Ondřej, Petr BOB and Jiří RABOCH. Splitting in Schizophrenia and Borderline Personality Disorder. \textit{Plos one}. San Francisco: Public Library of Science, 2014, vol.~9, No~3, p.~1-4. ISSN~1932-6203. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091228.

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