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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2013 Feb 6;21(8):10.1016/j.jagp.2013.01.026. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2013.01.026

TABLE 2.

Transformed mean level differences between temperamental and acute borderline personality disorder symptom sets

BPD Symptoms Mean Standard Deviation
Temperamental Symptoms
 Anger 0.79 1.73
 Depression 3.67 1.71
 Anxiety 3.98 1.48
 Helplessness 2.01 1.94
 Loneliness/Emptiness 0.41 1.43
 Odd thinking/Unusual perceptions 0.26 0.76
 Non-delusional paranoia 0.90 1.41
 General impulsivity 4.45 1.55
 Intolerance of aloneness 0.18 0.90
 Abandonment concerns 0.09 0.75
 Counter-dependency/Masochism 0.52 1.06
Acute Symptoms
 Affective Instability 0.51 1.46
 Quasi-psychotic thought 0.24 0.97
 Identity disturbance 0.09 0.64
 Substance Abuse 0.33 1.36
 Promiscuity/Self-damaging behavior 1.00 1.95
 Self-mutilation 0.12 0.73
 Stormy relationships/Devaluation/Manipulation 0.34 1.25
 Entitlement 0.40 1.36