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Reliability and diagnostic efficiency of the abbreviated-diagnostic interview for borderlines in an adolescent clinical population

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Examine the reliability as well as the concurrent validity and diagnostic efficiency of the Abbreviated version of the diagnostic interview for borderlines revised (Ab-DIB) as a screening measure of borderline psychopathology in an adolescent clinical population. The Ab-DIB is a DIB-R-derived self-report covering the impulsiveness as well as the affect and cognitive components of the borderline construct. Its administration lasts 10 min. The Ab-DIB was tested on 139 suicidal youths for reliability and concurrent validity against the DIB-R and the Columbia Impairment Scale (CIS). Internal consistencies and test–retest Intra-Class-Correlations ranged from 0.80 to 0.86 and 0.77 to 0.95, respectively. ROC analysis yielded an area under the curve of 0.87 (p < 0.001). Sensitivity was 0.88 and specificity ranged from 0.82 to 0.73 depending on the age-range. Correlation of the Ab-DIB’s continuous score with the CIS was 0.42 (p < 0.001). In conclusion, The Ab-DIB’s brief duration and psychometric properties suggest its utility in time-limited settings.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Fernand Seguin Research Centre, Rivière-des-Prairies Hospital, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada

    Jean Marc Guilé

  2. Division of Child Psychiatry, Douglas Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Jean Marc Guilé

  3. Department of Psychiatry, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Brian Greenfield

  4. Fernand Seguin Research Centre, Rivière-des-Prairies Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada

    Claude Berthiaume

  5. Rivière-des-Prairies Hospital, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada

    Cimon Chapdelaine

  6. Department of Psychiatry, Department of Psychology, Fernand Seguin Research Centre, Rivière-des-Prairies Hospital, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada

    Lise Bergeron

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Guilé, J.M., Greenfield, B., Berthiaume, C. et al. Reliability and diagnostic efficiency of the abbreviated-diagnostic interview for borderlines in an adolescent clinical population. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 18, 575–581 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-009-0015-x

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