title: The prevalence of borderline personality among primary care patients with chronic pain.
abstract: This study was designed to explore the prevalence of borderline personality disorder among primary care patients (N=17) with various pain syndromes. All participants completed two self-report measures [Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-Revised (PDQ-R); Self-Harm Inventory (SHI)] and a semi-structured interview [Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines (DIB)] for the assessment of borderline personality disorder. According to study measures, 8 (47.1%), 5 (29.4%), and 8 (47.1%) participants scored positively on the PDQ-R, SHI, and DIB, respectively. Nearly 25% of the sample scored positively on two measures, and 18% scored positively on all three measures. In this sample, the prevalence of BPD was substantial. Chronic pain may be a manifestation of a self-regulatory disturbance among some patients with BPD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA. Randy.sansone@kmcnetwork.org
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sansone
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Whitecar
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010555:Personality Inventory; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales