BSL-23 [Borderline Symptom List - Short Version]

The BSDL-23 is a validated, self-administered scale measuring borderline personality disorder symptomatology in adults.

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More: doi:10.1159/000173701

In the following table you will find a set of difficulties and problems which possibly describe you. Please work through the questionnaire and decide how much you suffered from each problem in the course of the last week. In case you have no feelings at all at the present moment, please answer according to how you think you might have felt. Please answer honestly. All questions refer to the last week. If you felt different ways at different times in the week, give a rating for how things were for you on average. Please be sure to answer each question.

Not at all
A little
Rather
 Much
Very strong
1. It was hard for me to concentrate
2. I felt helpless
3. I was absent-minded and unable to remember what I was actually doing
4. I felt disgust
5. I thought of hurting myself
6. I didn't trust other people
7. I didn't believe in my right to live
8. I was lonely
9. I experienced stressful inner tension
10. I had images that I was very much afraid of
11. I hated myself
12. I wanted to punish myself
13. I suffered from shame
14. My mood rapidly cycled in terms of anxiety, anger, and depression
15. I suffered from voices and noises from inside and/or outside my head
16. Criticism had a devastating effect on me
17. I felt vulnerable
18. The idea of death had a certain fascination for me
19. Everything seemed senseless to me
20. I was afraid of losing control
21. I felt disgusted by myself
22. I felt as if I was far away from myself
23. I felt worthless

Now we would like to know in addition the quality of your overall personal state in the course of the last week. 0% means absolutely down, 100% means excellent. Please check the percentage which comes closest.

Overall state (0=Very Bad, 100%=Excellent)


 

Self-report scales are for screening purposes only, and must be interpreted by a qualified health professional in conjunction with clinical assessment. They cannot be used alone for diagnostic or treatment purposes.