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fentanyl and Borderline Personality Disorder

fentanyl has been researched along with Borderline Personality Disorder in 1 studies

Fentanyl: A potent narcotic analgesic, abuse of which leads to habituation or addiction. It is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. Fentanyl is also used as an adjunct to general anesthetics, and as an anesthetic for induction and maintenance. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1078)
fentanyl : A monocarboxylic acid amide resulting from the formal condensation of the aryl amino group of N-phenyl-1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-amine with propanoic acid.

Borderline Personality Disorder: A personality disorder marked by a pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts. (DSM-IV)

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Mu-opioid receptor availability in vivo (nondisplaceable binding potential, or BP(ND)) was measured with positron emission tomography and the selective radiotracer [(11)C]carfentanil during neutral and sustained sadness states in 18 unmedicated female patients with borderline personality disorder and 14 healthy female comparison subjects."3.76Dysregulation of regional endogenous opioid function in borderline personality disorder. ( Koeppe, RA; Love, TM; Prossin, AR; Silk, KR; Zubieta, JK, 2010)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's1 (100.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Prossin, AR1
Love, TM1
Koeppe, RA1
Zubieta, JK1
Silk, KR1

Other Studies

1 other study available for fentanyl and Borderline Personality Disorder

ArticleYear
Dysregulation of regional endogenous opioid function in borderline personality disorder.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 2010, Volume: 167, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Borderline Personality Disorder; Brain; Carbon Radioisotopes; Depression; Emotions; Endorphin

2010