Author : Mary C. Zanarini,Director Laboratory for the Study of Adult Development McLean Hospital Belmont Massachusetts Associate Professor of Psychology Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts Mary C Zanarini, Ed.D
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 076376311X
Zanarini Rating Scale for Borderline Personality Disorder (ZAN-BPD) by Mary C. Zanarini,Director Laboratory for the Study of Adult Development McLean Hospital Belmont Massachusetts Associate Professor of Psychology Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts Mary C Zanarini, Ed.D Pdf
The Zanarini Rating Scale for BPD is a nine-item, validated, clinician-based diagnostic interview. It assesses the severity of DSM-IV-based Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms. This scale also measures meaningful changes in symptoms over time. The 0-4 points rating ranges from No Symptoms (0) to Severe Symptoms (4) for the following categories: Affective: Inappropriate anger / frequent angry acts; chronic feelings of emptiness; mood instability Cognitive: Stress-related paranoia / dissociation; severe identity disturbance based on false personal beliefs Impulsive: Self-mutilation and/or suicidal efforts; two other forms of impulsivity Interpersonal: Unstable interpersonal relationships; frantic efforts to avoid abandonment