Table 6.
Self-report questionnaires.
| Name (Abbreviation) | Personality Disorders Dssessed | Aim | Characteristics | Validated for Adolescents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4 (PDQ-4) | All personality disorders | Diagnosis | Includes questions on clinical significance | |
| Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) | BPD and ASPD | Diagnosis | Assesses identity problems, negative relationships, affective instability and self-harm; has an adolescent version | Yes |
| Borderline Symptom List (BSL) | BPD | Diagnosis | Full and short version | |
| Five-Factor Borderline Inventory (FFBI) | BPD | Diagnosis | Based on the Five-Factor Model of personality traits | |
| Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality-II (SNAP-II) | All personality disorders and traits | Pathological personality traits assessment; can be scored for diagnosis | Distinguishes higher-order factors and lower-order traits | Yes |
| Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology-Basic Questionnaire (DAPP-BQ) | All personality disorders and traits | Pathological personality traits assessment | Assesses identity problems, insecure attachment, affective lability and self-harm | |
| Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) | All personality disorders and traits | Pathological personality traits assessment | Dimensional | |
| Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) | All personality disorders and traits | Pathological personality traits assessment | Based on the DSM-5 Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) | |
| McLean Screening Instrument for BPD (MSI-BPD) | BPD | Screening | Ten items; translated into multiple languages; used in adults and adolescents | Yes |
| Borderline Personality Questionnaire (BPQ) | BPD | Screening | Used in adults and adolescents | Yes |
| Borderline Personality Features Scale for Children (BPFSC) | BPD | Screening | Dimensional scale designed to assess children and adolescents; has child and parent version | Yes |
| Severity Indices of Personality Problems (SIPP-118) | - | Impairment in personality functioning assessment | Includes five domains of personality functioning | |
| General Assessment of Personality Disorder (GAPD) | - | Impairment in personality functioning assessment | Assesses self or identity problems and interpersonal dysfunction | |
| Level of Personality Functioning Scale Self-Report (LPFS-SR) | - | Impairment in personality functioning assessment | Based on the DSM-5 AMPD |
BPD, borderline personality disorder; ASPD, antisocial personality disorder; DSM, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases.