Affective instability across the lifespan in borderline personality disorder - a cross-sectional e-diary study

Objective Longitudinal and cross‐sectional studies suggest that affective instability is inversely related to greater age in borderline personality disorder ( BPD ). However, existing studies relied on retrospective self‐reports of perceived instability. We examined affective instability in everyday life in patients with BPD and healthy controls ( HC s) by age in a cross‐sectional e‐diary study. Methods Two hundred and sixty female participants...