Personality Research In ADHD and Emotional instability | C4C

Research has shown a great symptomatic overlap between AttentionDeficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). One of the key overlapping features is emotional lability (EL). EL refers to rapid and exaggerated changes in mood where very strong emotions and feelings are expressed (i.e. heightened irritability or temper). However there is lack of studies using real-world experience sampling to provide detailed accounts of EL in ADHD and BPD populations. By investigating EL in a detailed way we wish to address the question of whether the characteristics of EL in ADHD and BPD are the same or different.