Department of Psychological Science, Pomona College.
Department of Psychological Sciences, Texas Tech University.
Perspect Psychol Sci. 2023 Mar;18(2):445-460. doi: 10.1177/17456916221100464. Epub 2022 Sep 2.
Despite recognition that borderline personality disorder (BPD) is one of the most stigmatized psychological disorders, destigmatization efforts have thus far focused on the views and actions of clinicians and the general public, neglecting the critical role that psychological science plays in perpetuating or mitigating stigma. This article was catalyzed by recent concerns about how research and editorial processes propagate stigma and thereby fail people with BPD and the scientists who study BPD. We provide a brief overview of the BPD diagnosis and its history. We then review how BPD has been stigmatized in psychological science, the gendered nature of BPD stigma, and the consequences of this stigmatization. Finally, we offer specific recommendations for researchers, reviewers, and editors who wish to use science to advance our understanding of BPD without perpetuating pejorative views of the disorder. These recommendations constitute a call to action to use psychological science in the service of the public good.
尽管人们认识到边缘型人格障碍 (BPD) 是最具污名化的心理障碍之一，但迄今为止，消除污名的努力主要集中在临床医生和公众的观点和行动上，而忽视了心理学在延续或减轻污名方面所起的关键作用。本文是由最近对研究和编辑过程如何传播污名以及因此而未能为 BPD 患者和研究 BPD 的科学家服务的担忧所引发的。我们简要概述了 BPD 的诊断及其历史。然后，我们回顾了 BPD 在心理学科学中是如何被污名化的，BPD 污名的性别特征，以及这种污名化的后果。最后，我们为希望利用科学来增进我们对 BPD 的理解而又不延续对该障碍的贬义观点的研究人员、评论员和编辑提供了具体建议。这些建议呼吁利用心理学科学为公众利益服务。
