MCMI-II diagnosis of borderline personality disorder: base rates versus prototypic items.

摘要: The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II (MCMI-II) profiles of 26 psychiatric inpatients diagnosed as having borderline personality disorders were compared with 42 patients no disorders. group scored significantly higher on the following scales: Disclosure (X), Debasement (Z), Passive-Aggressive (8A), Self-Defeating (8B), Borderline (C), and Major Depression (CC). Differences approaching significance also found substance abuse measures: Alcohol Dependence (B) scale Drug (T) scale. These findings are consistent criteria established in Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders (3rd ed., rev. [DSM-III-R]; American Psychiatric Association, 1987) results other studies utilizing MCMI-II. In addition, diagnostic efficiency Scale C was assessed at various cutoff points defined by either base rate (BR) scores or number prototypic items endorsed. greatest when a seven more utilized, nearly 80% correctly classified. Results discussed terms their relevance for further research.