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Borderline Personality Disorder: Sensitivity and Specificity

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

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Note that calculating probabilities from more than one** finding is inherently inaccurate because findings are not independent. (For example, using two positive findings that share a common pathogenesis is likely to overestimate the true probability.)

Specific Findings
Finding	Result	Sensitivity	Specificity
[ + ] Transitional Objects	+ 0 -	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	Result	Sensitivity	Specificity
[ + ] Transitional Objects	+ 0 -	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