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Criterion Validity of the MSI-BPD in a Community Sample of Women

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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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  1. Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Amee B. Patel

  2. Adolescent Treatment Program, The Menninger Clinic, Houston, TX, USA

    Amee B. Patel & Carla Sharp

  3. Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204, USA

    Carla Sharp

  4. Research Department of Clinical, Educational, and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK

    Peter Fonagy

  5. Anna Freud Centre, London, UK

    Peter Fonagy

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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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