title: Borderline personality disorder: NEO-Personality Inventory ratings of patients and their family members.
abstract: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is hallmarked by interpersonal problems. Conflicts with family members are no exception.
  
  
  METHODS
  The NEO-Personality Inventory was administered to 25 pairs of patients and their family members. Both completed the questionnaire twice, responding about their own personality traits and responding about personality traits of the other.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients and family members agreed on all five of the patient's personality traits. However, patients perceived the family members as being more neurotic, less extraverted and less open than the family members perceived themselves.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Discrepant perceptions of personality traits 'may' create different relationship expectations and thus contribute to and intensify interpersonal difficulties.
authors.affiliation: The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder, New York, USA. phdhoffman@aol.com
authors.forename: Perry D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: Ellie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Buteau
authors.forename: Alan E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Fruzzetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory