.79 (n = 13). BPD diagnosis was established using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R Personality Disorders (SCID-II). Results. ANOVA indicated that BPD and non-BPD mothers did not differ in the proportion of total comments that referred to infant mental states (Table 1). However, they did differ significantly in the proportions of total comments that were mind-related but non-attuned, with BPD vs control group status accounting for 36 % of the variability in such comments. Mothers with BPD proportionately made 4.7 times more non-attuned mind-related comments than control mothers, who had a very low rate of non-attuned comments. The number of mind-related comments that were positive, negative, or neutral in affective valence did not differ by group. Discussion. Mothers with and without BPD appear equally likely to envision and refer to mental states in their infants. However, mothers with BPD appear more likely to misread the mental states of their infants. This suggests that the deficit in mentalization shown by mothers with BPD takes the form of attributing mental states but more frequently misinterpreting those mental states in their infants. A better understanding of those misinterpretations could guide therapeutic mother-infant interventions and potentially prevent intergenerational transmission of mental health problems. Content is hosted by All Academic Inc, a leading provider of online hosting and software solutions for academic conferences supporting submission, peer review, scheduling, invitaions, volunteers, scheduling, web-based programs, advanced bulk email, custom workflows, and more for conferences of scholarly societies since 1999." />
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Poster #175 - Do Mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder Show Deficits in Mind-Mindedness?

Sat, March 21, 10:25 to 11:40am, Penn CC, Floor: 200 Level, Exhibit Hall A

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