Title
An emotional neglect–personality disorder approach: Quantifying a dimensional transdiagnostic model of trauma-related and personality disorders
Reference
Wildschut, M., Swart, S., Langeland, W., Smit, J. H., & Draijer, N. (2020). An emotional neglect–personality disorder approach: Quantifying a dimensional transdiagnostic model of trauma-related and personality disorders. Journal of Personality Disorders, 34(2), 250-261. doi:10.1521/pedi_2019_33_381
Abstract
Are personality disorders (PDs) associated with emotional neglect? Draijer (2003) developed a dimensional model of trauma-related disorders and PD. The first dimension consists of the severity of the trauma endured. The second dimension consists of emotional neglect, which is assumed to be related primarily to personality pathology. In this article, we investigate whether an association between retrospective reports of emotional neglect and the presence and severity of PD exists. A sample of 150 patients was systematically assessed. Results indicate that there is little evidence to support a link between emotional neglect and problematic personality functioning at the disorder level; however, there might be a link between emotional neglect and problematic personality functioning in a dimensional way. Findings indicate a relationship between lack of parental warmth and problematic personality functioning, supporting the existence of the emotional neglect-axis of the proposed model in a dimensional framework of viewing personality pathology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords
emotional neglect; personality disorders; maladaptive personality functioning; trauma-related disorders; childhood maltreatment; Adult; Adult Survivors of Child Adverse Events; Depression; Emotions; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Personality; Retrospec
Country
Netherlands
Sample type
Clinical
Study focus
Early maladaptive schemas
Study design
Correlational