Diagnostic value of the Dutch version of the McLean screening instrument for BPD (MSI-BPD)

Julia Alisha Andre, Bruno Verschuere, Jill Lobbestael*

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Abstract

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) often goes unrecognized, and therefore a short but accurate screening tool is desired. The present study investigated the psychometric properties of the 10-item McLean Screening Instrument for BPD (MSI-BPD) in 159 well-diagnosed female participants. The MSI-BPD showed excellent internal consistency (alpha = .90). When compared to BPD diagnoses based on a structured clinical interview (SCID-II), the MSI-BPD showed substantial congruent validity (receiver operating characteristic area under the curve = 0.96). The cutoff point proposed by the developers of the MSI-BPD (7 or more) showed high specificity (.96) and good sensitivity (.71). The optimal cutoff point in the present study (5 or more) showed somewhat lower specificity (.86), but importantly better sensitivity (.94). Taken together, the Dutch version of the MSI-BPD demonstrated good psychometric properties for a screening tool.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)71-78
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Personality Disorders
Volume29
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2015

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