Table 2 Clinical characteristics of BPD patients with and without PTSD
From: The impact of posttraumatic stress disorder on the symptomatology of borderline personality disorder
| Total | PTSD absent | PTSD present | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M +/- SD | M +/- SD | M +/- SD | ||
| CTQ | ||||
| History of CSA | 63.3% | 53.1% | 81.2% | ≤0.01 |
| DES | 29.74 +/- 16.19 | 27.37 +/- 15.37 | 33.47 +/- 16.81 | ≤0.01 |
| Suicide attempts/self-mutilation | ||||
| Frequency of suicide attempts | 4.14 +/- 7.41 | 4.26 +/- 8.50 | 3.98 +/- 5.51 | 0.90 |
| History of suicide attempts | 71.92% | 66.8% | 79.5% | 0.02 |
| History of self-mutilation | 95.02% | 92.7% | 98.4% | 0.03 |
| BSL | ||||
| BPD severity | 206.41 +/- 68.30 | 201.03 +/- 70.87 | 215.12 +/- 63.23 | 0.07 |
| Self-perception | 35.65 +/- 17.83 | 34.42 +/- 18.50 | 37.64 +/- 16.57 | 0.12 |
| Affect regulation | 32.59 +/- 10.45 | 31.68 +/- 10.98 | 34.09 +/- 9.39 | 0.04 |
| Auto aggression | 28.69 +/- 13.07 | 27.77 +/- 13.47 | 30.17 +/- 12.32 | 0.11 |
| Dysphoria | 32.65 +/- 5.94 | 32.58 +/- 6.24 | 32.77 +/- 5.44 | 0.78 |
| Isolation | 23.57 +/- 10.51 | 23.36 +/- 10.59 | 23.90 +/- 10.40 | 0.65 |
| Intrusions | 13.86 +/- 8.19 | 12.49 +/- 8.11 | 16.05 +/- 7.86 | ≤0.001 |
| Hostility | 10.15 +/- 5.22 | 10.04 +/- 5.35 | 10.32 +/- 5.03 | 0.64 |
| IPDE | ||||
| Number of BPD criteria | 6.63 +/- 1.24 | 6.55 +/- 2.02 | 6.76 +/- 1.19 | 0.90 |
| BPD dimensional score | 14.49 +/- 1.97 | 14.39 +/- 1.26 | 14.66 +/- 1.88 | 0.21 |