Volume 17 No 6 (2019)
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The Neurobiological Mechanism of Emotions and Behavior in Personality Disorders
Barbara Gawda
Abstract
This commentary refers to the findings reported in the articles showing that both personality disorder traits and
emotional functioning have constant neural bases. These bases determine their stable nature which means that
impaired behavior, experienced emotions, and even relevant cognitive functioning related to their neurobiological
mechanisms show some degree of constancy. This, in turn, results in some difficulties in the treatment of persons
displaying emotional dysfunctions associated with personality disorders traits. Another important conclusion should
be formulated in that the findings presented in the articles support the idea that affective and personality functioning of
persons with personality disorders can be better understood and treated when both psychological and neurobiological
mechanisms are taken into consideration
Keywords
personality disorders, neural correlates
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