title: [Validation of a screening instrument for borderline personality disorder in adolescents and young adults - psychometric properties and association with the patient's self-esteem].
abstract: This investigation aimed to evaluate the German version of the BPQ as a screening instrument for borderline personality disorder (BPD) in a clinical sample. Furthermore, an association between self-esteem and BPD was examined. In a consecutive modus, 27 patients with BPD and 54 clinical controls (age range: 14 - 25 years) completed a self-report questionnaire and took part in a semi-structured interview. The German version of the BPQ revealed a high internal consistency (α = 0.95) and test-retest-reliability (r = 0.94). The criterion validity (r = 0.60) and the cut-off value (49) must be interpreted with caution due to the small sample size. BPD as well as 8 out of 9 subscales of the BPQ were significantly associated with lower self-esteem. A pre-screening using the BPQ within the clinical setting may facilitate early detection of BPD. In addition, building up self-esteem seems to be very important in the treatment of patients with BPD.
authors.affiliation: Sektion Störungen der Persönlichkeitsentwicklung, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Henze
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barth
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parzer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bertsch
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lenzen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herpertz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Resch
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brunner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaess
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D010556:Personality Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012372:ROC Curve; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult