Examining sex differences in DSM-IV borderline personality disorder symptom expression using Item Response Theory (IRT)

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 213-219

  Hoertel, Nicolas ^a,b,c,d   Peyre, Hugo ^e,f   Wall, Melanie M ^a,g   Limosin, Frédéric ^b,c,d   Blanco, Carlos ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Paris Descartes University   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^f ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^g Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Criteria; Differential item functioning (DIF); Gender differences; Item response theory (IRT); National study; Sex differences; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUTOMUTILATION; BORDERLINE STATE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMPULSIVENESS; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; NATIVE HAWAIIAN; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PARANOIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOM; THEORY; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84908325722     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.08.019     Document Type: Article

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