Discussion

What does this all mean?

• Hypothesis 1:

  • It was demonstrated that the BPD group had more comorbid personality disorders than the OPD group.

  • It was also demonstrated that among individual's in the BPD group, as their T score increased, so did the number of other comorbid personality disorders that they had.                                    

  • This pervasive comorbidity is likely to contribute to the poor prognosis that individuals with BPD receive.

• Hypothesis 2A and B:

  • It was demonstrated that the BPD group had more EF and ADHD symptoms than the OPD group.                                                                                             
  • This suggests that those individuals in the BPD group have greater problems associated with attention, concentration, memory, planning, organization, and decision making.                                      

• Limitations of the Present Study:

  • Small sample size                                                                                    
  • CPNI used as the only measure                                                             
  • Parental Bias

• Diagnosis of BPD in Childhood Paired with Neuropsychological Dysfunction:

  • The results of this study support the identification of BPD features in children and associate those with neuropsychological factors.                                                                                                     
  • When considering these implications of the neuropsychologically associated etiology, it would seem essential to begin diagnosing BPD in children, leading to earlier detection and treatment.

• What were the contributions of my study?

  • .82 correlation in looking at severity and comorbidity.                       
  • Neuropsychological components have different implications for treatment.                                                                                                
  • Furthering the study of the diagnosis of personality disorders in children.

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