Linguistic Characteristics in Bipolar Disorder Vs Borderline Personality Disorder

Abstract

Abstract Scientific evidence has documented throughout the research carried out in recent years, the neuropsychological, behavioral and adaptive difficulties presented by people with Bipolar Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder at different stages of their development. However, little importance has been given to other factors such as communication and, therefore, its linguistic profile has been little developed throughout the studies carried out, especially in the adult population. There are few studies aimed at delving deeper into the level of language in groups of people with mental health problems. In this line, the objective and purpose of this research was to know the language characteristics presented by people from both groups and to delve into the differences that may exist between the two disorders at the level of linguistic development. The sample consisted of 60 participants between the ages of 17 and 42: 31 of them with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder and the remaining 29 with a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder, all of them belonging to different psychological intervention centers and clinics of the Community of Madrid. The standardized evaluation instruments used to obtain the language level were mainly two: the Social Skills Scale (EHS) and the Pragmatic Competence Questionnaire (CCP) completed, in turn, by three different informants (families, professionals and the own person). Subsequently, the corresponding statistical analysis was carried out through the SPSS Statistical program 26.0 where we proceeded to obtain the descriptive indices of each area and compare the results in linguistic performance between both groups through the student test. In turn, a comparison has been made of the results obtained in the Pragmatic Competence Questionnaire in both populations based on the people who completed the questionnaire. The results obtained show that both populations manifest certain linguistic difficulties in adulthood and that there are differences depending on the perception of the agent involved in the language assessment. In addition, the relationship between social skills and communication skills in both disorders is discussed. These results are highly relevant since they provide up-to-date information about language level, support the need for language intervention in adulthood, and reflect a different communicative profile in Bipolar Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder. Finally, the results reflect the importance of taking into account the environment and the global context of the person, as is the case of the family and of the professionals who work with these groups.