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Comorbidity between Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among Adults: A Cross Cultural Comparison between India and Kuwait

Siddiqa Najamuddin Mohammed Hussain
Counselor & Clinical Psychologist, Gulf University for Science & Technology, Mishref, Kuwait
American Journal of Applied Psychology. 2013, 1(3), 49-57. DOI: 10.12691/ajap-1-3-4
Published online: August 25, 2017

Abstract

A study conducted on two different samples of already diagnosed Borderline Personality Disorder (30 each) from two different countries (India & Kuwait) to examine the comorbidity between Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Clinical Anger, Impulsivity and Affective disorder are common symptoms shared by both the disorders. SPSS, Quantitative and Qualitative analyses are made.

Keywords:

Borderline Personality Disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Clinical anger, impulsivity, Affective disorder, correlation matrix, Multiple Regression, case histories,symptoms
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