Memory specificity in borderline personality disorder: Associations with depression and self-discrepancy

► Depression severity is associated with reduced memory specificity in patients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. ► Reduced memory specificity is associated with the personal meaning a cue has for the respondent (cue content; high discrepancy), at least in currently depressed borderline patients. ► Findings are discussed in relation to posttraumatic stress and/or executive functioning.