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Psychophysiological stress response and memory in borderline personality disorder

Respuesta al estrés psicofisiológico y memoria en el trastorno de personalidad limítrofe

边缘性人格障碍中的心理生理应激反应和记忆

Moritz Duesenberga Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, GermanyView further author information
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Oliver T. Wolfb Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Cognitive Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, GermanyView further author information
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Sophie Metza Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3646-6665View further author information
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Stefan Roepkea Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, GermanyView further author information
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Juliane Fleischera Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, GermanyView further author information
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Valentina Eliasa Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, GermanyView further author information
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Babette Rennebergc Department of Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, GermanyView further author information
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Christian Ottea Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, GermanyView further author information
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Katja Wingenfelda Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 1568134 | Received 18 Sep 2018, Accepted 29 Dec 2018, Published online: 13 Feb 2019

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Figure 1. Schedule of a test day.

 = measurement of physiological data (Cortisol, sAA, Blood Pressure); Memory Tasks were conducted in the following order: Wordlist, WST, AMT; Time shows minutes, except for 24H (24 hours before test day).

Figure 1. Schedule of a test day. Display full size = measurement of physiological data (Cortisol, sAA, Blood Pressure); Memory Tasks were conducted in the following order: Wordlist, WST, AMT; Time shows minutes, except for 24H (24 hours before test day).

Table 1. Sample characteristics.

Figure 2. (a). Salivary cortisol concentration 15 minutes, immediately prior to (0) and 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes and 80 minutes after TSST and P-TSST, respectively. BPD = Borderline Personality Disorder, HC = Healthy Controls, TSST = Trier Social Stress Test, P-TSST = Placebo TSST. (b). Salivary α-Amylase concentration 15 minutes, immediately prior to (0) and 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes and 80 minutes after TSST and P-TSST, respectively. BPD = Borderline Personality Disorder, HC = Healthy Controls, TSST = Trier Social Stress Test, P-TSST = Placebo TSST.

Figure 2. (a). Salivary cortisol concentration 15 minutes, immediately prior to (0) and 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes and 80 minutes after TSST and P-TSST, respectively. BPD = Borderline Personality Disorder, HC = Healthy Controls, TSST = Trier Social Stress Test, P-TSST = Placebo TSST. (b). Salivary α-Amylase concentration 15 minutes, immediately prior to (0) and 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes and 80 minutes after TSST and P-TSST, respectively. BPD = Borderline Personality Disorder, HC = Healthy Controls, TSST = Trier Social Stress Test, P-TSST = Placebo TSST.

Figure 3. (a). Systolic blood pressure 15 minutes, immediately prior to (0) and 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes and 80 minutes after TSST and P-TSST, respectively. BPD = Borderline Personality Disorder, HC = Healthy Controls, TSST = Trier Social Stress, P-TSST = Placebo TSST. (b). Diastolic blood pressure 15 minutes, immediately prior to (0) and 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes and 80 minutes after TSST and P-TSST, respectively. BPD = Borderline Personality Disorder, HC = Healthy Controls, TSST = Trier Social Stress Test, P-TSST = Placebo TSST.

Figure 3. (a). Systolic blood pressure 15 minutes, immediately prior to (0) and 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes and 80 minutes after TSST and P-TSST, respectively. BPD = Borderline Personality Disorder, HC = Healthy Controls, TSST = Trier Social Stress, P-TSST = Placebo TSST. (b). Diastolic blood pressure 15 minutes, immediately prior to (0) and 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes and 80 minutes after TSST and P-TSST, respectively. BPD = Borderline Personality Disorder, HC = Healthy Controls, TSST = Trier Social Stress Test, P-TSST = Placebo TSST.

Figure 4. (a). Percentage of correct remembered words in a 24 hours delayed recall. Displayed for BPD patients and healthy controls (HC). Error bars indicate standard error of the mean (SEM). BPD = Borderline Personality Disorder, HC = Healthy Controls, TSST = Trier Social Stress Test, P-TSST = Placebo TSST. (b). Number of remembered specific autobiographical memories in the AMT. Displayed for BPD patients and healthy controls (HC). Error bars indicate standard error of the mean (SEM). BPD = Borderline Personality Disorder, HC = Healthy Controls, TSST = Trier Social Stress Test, P-TSST = Placebo TSST.

Figure 4. (a). Percentage of correct remembered words in a 24 hours delayed recall. Displayed for BPD patients and healthy controls (HC). Error bars indicate standard error of the mean (SEM). BPD = Borderline Personality Disorder, HC = Healthy Controls, TSST = Trier Social Stress Test, P-TSST = Placebo TSST. (b). Number of remembered specific autobiographical memories in the AMT. Displayed for BPD patients and healthy controls (HC). Error bars indicate standard error of the mean (SEM). BPD = Borderline Personality Disorder, HC = Healthy Controls, TSST = Trier Social Stress Test, P-TSST = Placebo TSST.

Figure 5. Number of correct recalled trials in the WST. Displayed for BPD patients, healthy controls (HC) and for negative and neutral trials. Error bars indicate standard error of the mean (SEM). BPD = Borderline Personality Disorder, HC = Healthy Controls, TSST = Trier Social Stress Test, P-TSST = Placebo TSST.

Figure 5. Number of correct recalled trials in the WST. Displayed for BPD patients, healthy controls (HC) and for negative and neutral trials. Error bars indicate standard error of the mean (SEM). BPD = Borderline Personality Disorder, HC = Healthy Controls, TSST = Trier Social Stress Test, P-TSST = Placebo TSST.
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