Body modifications in borderline personality disorder patients: prevalence rates, link with non‑suicidal self‑injury, and related psychopathology

Background: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a potentially severe personality disorder, characterized by difficulties in emotion regulation and control of behaviors. It is often associated with non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). Borderline personality features have also been linked to body modifications (BMs). However, the prevalence of BMs, the link between BMs and NSSI, and between BMs and several […]

Body piercing and high-risk behavior in adolescents.

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