Gender differences in borderline personality disorder features in an epidemiological sample of adults age 55-64: Self versus informant report

Journal of Personality Disorders

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 419-432

  Busch, Alexander J ^a   Balsis, Steve ^a   Morey, Leslie C ^a   Oltmanns, Thomas F ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; PREVALENCE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84971576440     PISSN: 0885579X     EISSN: 19432763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pedi_2015_29_202     Document Type: Article

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