Table 5 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants. MDD – major depressive disorder, BPD – borderline personality disorder, HC – healthy control, SD – standard deviation.

From: Neural processing of sad and happy autobiographical memories in women with depression and borderline personality disorder

 

MDD (N = 30)

HC (N = 34)

 

Mean

SD

Range

Mean

SD

Range

Demographic data

Age

28.2

6.76

21–47

28.09

6.31

19–44

Years of education

17.3

2.25

12–22

17.13

2.95

11–24

 

n

%

    

Comorbid psychiatric disorders

Depressive episode

-

-

    

Dysthymia

8

26.67

    

Panic attacks

4

13.33

    

Agoraphobia

1

3.33

    

Social phobia

2

6.67

    

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

0

0

    

Post-traumatic stress disorder

0

0

    

General anxiety disorder

0

0

    

Comorbid personality disorders

Dependent

-

-

    

Avoidant

-

-

    

Paranoid

-

-

    

Schizoid

-

-

    

Obsessive-compulsive

-

-

    

Narcissistic

-

-

    
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