Does the presence of one feature of borderline personality disorder have clinical significance? Implications for dimensional ratings of personality disorders

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-12

  Zimmerman, Mark ^a   Chelminski, Iwona ^a   Young, Diane ^a   Dalrymple, Kristy ^a   Martinez, Jennifer ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODS TO IMPROVE DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT AND SERVICES; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 84856249394     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.10m06784     Document Type: Article

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