title: Assessing the severity of borderline personality disorder.
abstract: The identification of a reliable and valid severity index for borderline personality disorder has vexed researchers for decades. A simple, clinically intuitive severity index for borderline personality disorder with predictive validity has now been identified. This index could usefully guide treatment planning, but other contextual factors should also determine the need for specialist treatment.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: Mike J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*