Table 2.
Clinical and psychological features of 26 patients with Borderline Personality Disorder.
| BPD N=26 | |
|---|---|
| Years of Illness | 14 ±11 |
| Alcohol abuse | 20 (77%) |
| Substance abuse | 21 (81%) |
| Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale | 45 ±8 |
| Mild (24-48) | 17 (65%) |
| Moderate (49-72) | 9 (35%) |
| Moderate to severe (> 72) | 0 |
| Personal and Social Performance scale | 34±9 |
| Mild (>60) | 1 (4%) |
| Moderate (41 -60) | 3 (12%) |
| severe (< 40) | 22 (84%) |
| Hamilton Depression Rating Scale | 24±9 |
| normal (0-7) | 3 (12%) |
| Mild (8-13) | 2 (8%) |
| Moderate (14-18) | 4 (15%) |
| Severe (19-22) | 4 (15%) |
| Very severe (> 23) | 13 (50%) |
| State and Trait Anxiety Inventory – state | 49±13 |
| High anxiety | 18 (70%) |
| - trait | 56±11 |
| High anxiety | 22 (84%) |
| Toronto Alexithymia Scale | 53 ±11 |
| Non alex (<51) | 8 (31%) |
| Borderline (52-60) | 12 (46%) |
| alex (< 61) | 6 (23%) |
| Barratt Impulsiveness Scale 1 | 71 ±7 |
| Low (<68) | 5 (31%)1 |
| Moderate (68-89) | 11 (69%)1 |
| High (>90 | 0 |
| Pharmacotherapy | |
| Typical Antipsychotics | 7 (27%) |
| Atypical Antipsychotics | 14 (54%) |
| Antidepressants | 12 (31%) |
| Benzodiazepines | 24 (93%) |
| Mood stabilizers | 17 (65%) |
1
Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 was administered to 16 patients with BPD.