In reply: Lacey suggests that the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology – Basic Questionnaire (DAPP-BQ)1 can be a useful tool for the assessment of personality problems by academic general practitioners. We agree. Significant elevations on the DAPP-BQ’s affective lability, identity problems, insecure attachment, and self-harm scores would alert the practitioner to the probable — if not certain — presence of borderline personality disorder (BPD).
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- 1. Livesley WJ, Jackson DN. Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology – Basic Questionnaire technical manual. Port Huron, Mich: Sigma Assessment Systems Inc, 2009.
- 2. Beatson JA, Rao S. Depression and borderline personality disorder. MJA Open 2012; 1 Suppl 4: 24-27. <MJA full text>
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