J Barrachina, J Soler, M J Campins, A Tejero, J C Pascual, E Alvarez, M C Zanarini, V Pérez Sola
INTRODUCTION: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is the most studied Axis II disorders. However, there are no Spanish versions of specific interviews. The Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines-Revised (DIB-R) is a semistructured interview used to determine the diagnosis and severity of BPD patients. The aim of this study was to validate the DIB-R for use in a Spanish-speaking sample. METHOD: The psychometric characteristics of the DIB-R Spanish version were assessed in a sample of 156 patients with the possible diagnosis of borderline personality disorder...
September 2004: Actas Españolas de Psiquiatría