GetTheDiagnosis.org

Welcome, guest.
Login or Sign up to edit.

Add an entry

Search:
 

Tools

Add a finding for this diagnosis

Add prevalence for this diagnosis

Switch to calculator mode to see positive predictive value

Switch to likelihood ratios

Sort findings by Tag

Sort findings by Differential Diagnosis

Jump To

Specific Findings

Poorly Diagnostic Findings

Borderline Personality Disorder: Sensitivity and Specificity

Introduction: None written.

[Edit Diagnosis] [Merge dx] [Add prevalence]

Tags: Psychiatric Tag this Diagnosis.

The sensitivity and specificity of findings for Borderline Personality Disorder are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.

Specific Findings

Finding SensitivitySpecificity Comments, Study
Transitional Objects
Duplicate Edit
34%87%

in hospital

aka Teddy Bear Sign, aka Fuzzy Slipper Sign

Study: Am J Psychiatry. 1997 Feb;154(2):250-5. PMID 9016276

Poorly Diagnostic Findings

Finding SensitivitySpecificity Comments, Study
Transitional Objects
Duplicate Edit
63%73%

either in hospital or at home

aka Teddy Bear Sign, aka Fuzzy Slipper sign

Study: Am J Psychiatry. 1997 Feb;154(2):250-5. PMID 9016276