1. The Italian Version of the Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index IV: Psychometric Properties, Clinical Usefulness, and Possible Diagnostic Implications
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di Giacomo, Ester, Arntz, Arnoud, Fotiadou, Maria, Aguglia, Eugenio, Barone, Lavinia, Bellino, Silvio, Carpiniello, Bernardo, Colmegna, Fabrizia, Lazzari, Marina, Lorettu, Liliana, Pinna, Federica, Sicaro, Aldo, Signorelli, Maria Salvina, Clerici, Massimo, Aspesi, Flora, Bozzatello, Paola, Brignolo, Elena, Ghiani, Alice, Battiato, Maria Catena, Bon, Roberta, Contiero, Luana, Denti, Antonella, Franco, Lucia, Ginanneschi, Anna Maria, Lai, Alice, Laneri, Giuseppe, Marchini, Monica, Miragliotta, Elena, Ostaldo, Laura, Paggi, Elisabbetta, Ravasi, Sara, Roletto, Filippo, Ruta, Sara, Zaccheroni, Dario, Klinische Psychologie (Psychologie, FMG), di GIACOMO, E, Arntz, A, Fotiadou, M, Aguglia, E, Barone, L, Bellino, S, Carpiniello, B, Colmegna, F, Lazzari, M, Lorettu, L, Pinna, F, Sicaro, A, Signorelli, M, Group, B, and Clerici, M
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Adult ,Male ,validity ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Bipolar Disorder ,Psychometrics ,Sadistic personality disorder ,psychometric properties ,Impulsivity ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Italian version ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Internal consistency ,medicine ,Humans ,Bipolar disorder ,Psychiatry ,Borderline personality disorder ,Language ,Borderline personality disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index IV, Italian version, psychometric properties, validity ,Reproducibility of Results ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index IV ,030227 psychiatry ,Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ,Borderline Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Clinical Psychology ,Italy ,Clinical diagnosis ,Impulsive Behavior ,Structured interview ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Psychology ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) has a core embodied in affective and behavioral dysregulations, impulsivity, and relational disturbance. Clinical presentation might be heterogeneous due to a combination of different symptoms listed in the DSM-5. Clinical diagnosis and assessment of the severity of manifestations might be improved through the administration of structured interviews such as the Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index, 4th edition (BPDSI-IV). The psychometric properties of the Italian version of the BPDSI-IV were examined for the first time in 248 patients affected by BPD and 113 patients affected by bipolar disorder, proving to be a valid and accurate instrument with good internal consistency and high accuracy. The Italian version also demonstrates significant validity in the discrimination between these clinical groups (p < 5001).
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- 2018