Participants
BPD, DSM-5
SCID, DISORDERS, FRANKLIN
The sample consisted of 98 women with BPD and 98 healthy women, who were matched for age, education, intake of hormonal contraception and menstrual cycle. Women between the ages of 18 and 50 with a BMI between 17.5 and 30 were included. All participants underwent the Structural Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Disorders (SCID) (German versions of SCID-5-CV, SCID-5-PD; [We recruited participants via postings on the internet and flyers distributed in the hospital. Additionally, inpatients with BPD were selected at the Department for Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Charité Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Germany. All participants were informed about the procedure orally and in written form and had to give informed consent before participation. All participants were reimbursed with 60 Euros and were able to earn up to 30 Euros additionally in one of the computer games. The Charité Ethics Committee approved the study.