IMPULSIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER: THE ROLE OF SEVERITY OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE

Introduction: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a serious public health issue with significant psychosocial impairment and a high suicide rate. Nearly 40 to 85% of individuals with this disorder attempt suicide, with the mortality rate increasing to 5-10%. It is the most common personality disorder in psychiatry and also the one most at risk for impulsive and suicidal behaviors. This psychopathology is mainly characterized by emotional dysregulation, identity disturbance, and relational instability, with risky or impulsive behaviors such as self-harm and suicidal threats or gestures. Several etiological theories have proposed hypotheses regarding the impact of early traumatic experiences on the development of BPD. In fact, childhood maltreatment, such as emotional, physical, and sexual abuse and neglect, is one of the risk factors that exacerbate difficulties in emotion regulation, which can, in turn, lead to severe impulsive behaviors in patients suffering from BPD Objective: