Good enough assessment: A comparison of brief screener and detailed interview assessments of borderline personality disorder symptoms in a clinical research setting.

Key Points

• This research investigates the effectiveness of brief screener assessments compared to detailed interviews for identifying borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptoms.
• Conducted assessments using both brief screeners and full clinical interviews in a research setting.
• Analyzed the agreement between screener results and detailed interview findings across different education levels.
• Full-length clinical interviews are necessary for accurate BPD identification in research contexts.
• Shortened phone screens can provide a reliable initial screening step, even with nonclinically trained personnel.