Borderline personality among outpatients seen by a pain management specialist.
OBJECTIVE
We examined the prevalence of borderline personality disorder among a sample of outpatients who were being initially evaluated by a pain management specialist.


METHODS
Using two self-report measures for borderline personality disorder, the borderline personality scale of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4 (PDQ-4) and the Self-Harm Inventory (SHI), we explored prevalence rates of this Axis II disorder in a sample of 117 participants.


RESULTS
According to the PDQ-4 and the SHI, 9.4% and 14.5% of participants, respectively, met the criteria for borderline personality, with 6.8% meeting criteria on both measures.


CONCLUSIONS
In this insured population of pain patients, rates of borderline personality, as determined by both measures, were comparable to rates of borderline personality in the general population.
Sansone
Randy A
RA
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio and Kettering Medical Center, Ohio, USA. Randy.sansone@khnetwork.org
Sinclair
J David
JD
Wiederman
Michael W
MW
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology