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The criterion validity of the McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder (MSI-BPD; Zanarini et al., Journal of Personality Disorders 17:568–573, 2003) as a quick screening device for borderline personality disorder (BPD) was evaluated alongside the more established Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4+ Borderline subscale (PDQ-BPD; Hyler 1994) using receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analysis. Both instruments demonstrated adequate criterion validity with the diagnosis of BPD derived from a clinician-administered diagnostic interview. Optimal cutoffs for each measure were determined using sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative likelihood ratios. The previously established cutoff for the MSI-BPD of seven (Zanarini et al., Journal of Personality Disorders 17:568–573, 2003) was confirmed. The current study provides the first support for the use of the MSI-BPD as a screening measure for use in community-based studies of BPD.
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This research was supported in part by a grant from the Menninger Child and Family Program and was part of a larger study conducted at Baylor College of Medicine. The authors would like to thank Carolyn Ha, Amanda Venta, and Claudia Bracero for their assistance in conducting this research.
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Patel, A.B., Sharp, C. & Fonagy, P. Criterion Validity of the MSI-BPD in a Community Sample of Women. J Psychopathol Behav Assess 33, 403–408 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-011-9238-5
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