Table 1.
Prevalence of DSM-IV Criteria (Score ≥1) and Dimensions for Borderline Personality Disorder
| Dimension | Criterion | Participants, No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (N = 2794) |
Female (n = 1772) |
Male (n = 1022) |
||
| Interpersonal | 1. Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment | 225 (8.1) | 156 (8.8) | 69 (6.8) |
| 2. A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation |
334 (12.0) | 230 (13.0) | 104 (10.2)a | |
| Impulsivity | 4. Impulsivity in at least 2 areas that are potentially self-damaging |
526 (18.8) | 254 (14.3) | 272 (26.6)a |
| 5. Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats or self-mutilating behavior |
162 (5.8) | 121 (6.8) | 41 (4.0)a | |
| Affective | 6. Affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood |
571 (20.4) | 418 (23.6) | 153 (15.0)a |
| 7. Chronic feelings of emptiness | 304 (10.9) | 224 (12.6) | 80 (7.8)a | |
| 8. Inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger |
498 (17.8) | 361 (20.4) | 137 (13.4)a | |
| Self-image | 3. Identity disturbance: markedly and persistently un- stable self-image or sense of self |
65 (2.3) | 46 (2.6) | 19 (1.9) |
| 9. Transient, stress-related paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms |
154 (5.5) | 102 (5.8) | 52 (5.1) | |
a
Significant association (P < .05).