Frequency of borderline personality disorder among psychiatric outpatients in Shanghai |
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| Authors: | Wang Lanlan Ross Colin A Zhang Tianhong Dai Yunfei Zhang Haiyin Tao Mingyi Qin Jianying Chen Jue He Yanling Zhang Mingyuan Xiao Zeping |
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| Affiliation: | Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China. |
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| Abstract: | The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency, clinical characteristics, and comorbidity of borderline personality disorder (BPD) among psychiatric outpatients in two clinics at Shanghai Mental Health Center. A cross-sectional investigation was conducted. From 3,075 outpatients screened using the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-IV+, 2,284 patients positive for a personality disorder were assessed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Personality Disorders. The frequency of BPD among the psychiatric outpatients was 5.8%, with a frequency of 3.5% among males and 7.5% among females (p < .01). BPD was found to have extensive comorbidity with Axis I and II disorders. This study proves that BPD does occur in China. The detected frequency among outpatients is lower than that reported in North America. |
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