TABLE 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with BPD (n = 30).
| Age, mean (SD) | 30.1 (9.5) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 2 (6.7) |
| Female | 28 (93.3) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Living alone | 24 (80) |
| Living with a partner | 6 (20) |
| Current employment, n (%) | |
| Employed (full/part time)/apprenticeship | 17 (56.7) |
| Unemployed/disability pension | 13 (43.3) |
| Years of education, n (%) | |
| <9 years | 12 (40) |
| 9–12 years | 11 (36.7) |
| >12 years | 7 (23.3) |
| Duration of BPD, n (%) | |
| <1 year | 2 (6.7) |
| <1–5 years | 9 (30) |
| 5–10 years | 5 (16.7) |
| 10–20 years | 9 (30) |
| >20 years | 5 (16.7) |
| Comorbid Axis I Disorder n (%) | |
| None | 2 (6.7) |
| Affective disorder | 26 (86.7) |
| Anxiety disorder | 18 (60) |
| Substance-related disorder | 17 (56.7) |
| Eating disorder | 12 (40) |
| Comorbid Axis II Disorder n (%) | |
| None | 12 (40) |
| Cluster A | 3 (10) |
| Cluster B | 3 (10) |
| Cluster C | 16 (53.3) |
| Facial affective behavior at pre, mean (SD) | |
| Anger | 7.41 (8.06) |
| Contempt | 14.84 (19.10) |
| Disgust | 79.71 (69.06) |
| Fear | 1.32 (3.25) |
| Sadness | 4.98 (7.77) |
| Surprise | 0.88 (2.10) |
| Duchenne smile (true smile) | 8.78 (17.57) |
| Social smile | 42.03 (46.42) |
BPD, borderline personality disorder; SD, standard deviation.