Scores on the Mooney Problem Check List, a 288-item, self-administered, listing of common personal problems, for 36 borderline personality disorder inpatients and other inpatients with a diagnosis of other character disorders without borderline features were compared. Borderline patients endorsed 30% of the listing (other personality disorders 19%) and also shared more of the same problems.
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