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The McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder (MSI-BPD) is a 10-question self-report screening tool used to identify individuals who may warrant further evaluation for borderline personality disorder (BPD). The questionnaire asks individuals about the presence of symptoms they experience that are characteristic of BPD.
The stigma surrounding borderline personality disorder includes the belief that people with BPD are prone to violence toward others. [242] While movies and visual media often sensationalize people with BPD by portraying them as violent, the majority of researchers agree that people with BPD are unlikely to physically harm others. [ 242 ]
This category is for people who have borderline personality disorder, a personality disorder characterized by a long-term pattern of unstable relationships, a distorted sense of self, and strong emotional reactions.
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The Zanarini Rating Scale for Borderline Personality Disorder (ZAN-BPD) is a standardized, diagnostic rating scale designed to measure the severity and changes in the symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) over time. [1] [2] The assessment was developed by Mary Zanarini and her colleagues at McLean Hospital and released in 2003. [3]
Splitting is a relatively common defense mechanism for people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). [24] One of the DSM IV-TR criteria for this disorder is a description of splitting: "a pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation ".
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The group's services and programs are recommended in Primer on Borderline Personality Disorder, [11] Abnormal and Clinical Psychology: An Introductory Textbook, [12] Resources to Improve Emotional Health and Strengthen Relationships, [13] I Hate You--Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality, [4] The Essential Family Guide to ...