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McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder (MSI-BPD)
Psychology: Mental HealthReliability: alpha 0.743 sample items
About this scale
A 10-item self-report screener for borderline personality disorder mapped to DSM criteria. Score ≥ 7 indicates likely BPD.
Sample item(s)
“Have any of your closest relationships been troubled by a lot of arguments or repeated breakups?”
“Have you deliberately hurt yourself physically (e.g., punched yourself, cut yourself, burned yourself)? How about made a suicide attempt?”
“Have you had at least two other problems with impulsivity (e.g., eating binges and spending sprees, drinking too much and verbal outbursts)?”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.74. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Zanarini, M. C., Vujanovic, A. A., Parachini, E. A., Boulanger, J. L., Frankenburg, F. R., & Hennen, J. (2003): A screening measure for BPD: The McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder (MSI-BPD). Journal of Personality Disorders, Vol. 17, No. 6, pp. 568–573.
Source. Scale details are summarised from the publication cited above. Always consult the original source for the full item set, scoring, and permission to use.
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