Borderline personality traits linked to lowered empathy

Saturday, August 29, 2015 - 16:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Those with borderline personality disorder, or BPD, a mental illness marked by unstable moods, often experience trouble maintaining interpersonal relationships. New research indicates that this may have to do with lowered brain activity in regions important for empathy in individuals with borderline personality traits.

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