Arkema P H
Am J Psychiatry. 1981 Feb;138(2):172-7. doi: 10.1176/ajp.138.2.172.
Borderline patients may be distinguished from patients with personality disorders through the former's use of transitional objects. The transitional relatedness of the borderline patient is generally rigid and maladaptive. By comparison, transitional relatedness, both past and present, is essentially absent in patients with severe character disorders. The borderline patient's capacity for transitional relatedness indicates achievement of a developmental level that has implications for diagnostic classification and psychotherapeutic strategy.
边缘型患者可通过其对过渡性客体的使用与人格障碍患者相区分。边缘型患者的过渡性关联通常是僵化且适应不良的。相比之下，严重人格障碍患者在过去和现在基本上都不存在过渡性关联。边缘型患者的过渡性关联能力表明其达到了一个发展水平，这对诊断分类和心理治疗策略具有重要意义。
