A psychometric evaluation of the DSM-IV borderline personality disorder criteria: Age and sex moderation of criterion functioning

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1967-1978

  Aggen, S H ^a   Neale, M C ^a,b   Rysamb, E ^c,d   Reichborn Kjennerud, T ^c,d,e   Kendler, K S ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

DSM IV borderline criteria; Item analyses; Measurement invariance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGE FACTORS; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASES IN TWINS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NORWAY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 70449686522     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709005807     Document Type: Article

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