Rehabilitación neuropsicológica en pacientes con trastorno límite de personalidad: una serie de casos.

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Title:	Rehabilitación neuropsicológica en pacientes con trastorno límite de personalidad: una serie de casos.
Authors:	Arza, R.¹, Díaz-Marsá, M.¹, López-Micó, C.¹, Fernández de Pablo1, N.¹, López-Ibor, J. J.¹, Carrasco, J. L.¹ jcarrasco.hcsc@salud.madrid.org
Source:	Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria. jul2009, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p236-239. 4p.
Subjects:	BIPOLAR disorder, REHABILITATION, PEOPLE with mental illness, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, NEUROBEHAVIORAL disorders, IMPULSE (Psychology)
Abstract (English):	Recent research studies have been confirming the evidence that patients with personality borderline disorder (BPD) suffer significant neuropsychological disorders. Neurocognitive dysfunction of BPD seems to mainly affect the functions characteristic of the prefrontal areas that participate in information processing and management and in the regulation of complex behavioral responses. Neuropsychological disorders not only are seen in the specific tests but are also reflected and could play an important role in the clinical manifestations of borderline disorder, such as emotional dyregulation and impulsive behaviors. Neurocognitive rehabilitation therapy has been used successfully in psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, also characterized by the presence of neuropsychological dysfunctions. Thus, it can be expected that rehabilitation of the neurocognitive functions affected in BPD contributes to the patient's functional improvement. The present work describes a series of five patients with BPD who presented important neuropsychological dysfunctions and who were treated successfully with a specific program of neurocognitive rehabilitation. The results observed justify the performance of controlled clinical studies on the efficacy of this technique in the treatment of BPD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish):	La evidencia de que los pacientes con trastorno límite de la personalidad (TLP) padecen alteraciones neurospicológicas significativas se ha ido confirmando en recientes estudios de investigación. La disfunción neurocognitiva del TLP parece afectar principalmente a funciones propias de las áreas prefrontales que participan en el procesamiento y manejo de la información y en la regulación de las respuestas conductuales complejas. Las alteraciones neuropsicológicas no sólo se evidencian en los tests específicos sino que se reflejan y podrían tener un papel importante en las manifestaciones clínicas del trastorno límite, como la disregulación emocional y las conductas impulsivas. La terapia de rehabilitación neurocogntiva ha sido utilizada con éxito en trastornos psiquiátricos como la esquizofrenia, caracterizada también por la presencia de disfunciones neuropsicológicas. Por ello es esperable que la rehabilitación de las funciones neurocognitivas afectadas en el TLP contribuya a la mejoría funcional de los pacientes. En el presente trabajo se describe una serie de cinco pacientes con TLP que presentaban disfunciones neuropsicológicas notables y que fueron tratados con éxito mediante un programa específico de rehabilitación neurocognitiva. Los resultados observados justifican la realización de estudios clínicos controlados de la eficacia de esta técnica en el tratamiento del TLP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Recent research studies have been confirming the evidence that patients with personality borderline disorder (BPD) suffer significant neuropsychological disorders. Neurocognitive dysfunction of BPD seems to mainly affect the functions characteristic of the prefrontal areas that participate in information processing and management and in the regulation of complex behavioral responses. Neuropsychological disorders not only are seen in the specific tests but are also reflected and could play an important role in the clinical manifestations of borderline disorder, such as emotional dyregulation and impulsive behaviors. Neurocognitive rehabilitation therapy has been used successfully in psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, also characterized by the presence of neuropsychological dysfunctions. Thus, it can be expected that rehabilitation of the neurocognitive functions affected in BPD contributes to the patient's functional improvement. The present work describes a series of five patients with BPD who presented important neuropsychological dysfunctions and who were treated successfully with a specific program of neurocognitive rehabilitation. The results observed justify the performance of controlled clinical studies on the efficacy of this technique in the treatment of BPD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	11399287