Prevalence of borderline personality disorder symptoms and its association with personality functioning among medical students of University Putra Malaysia

Soorya Prakas, Kashmira and Megat Mohammed Hekal, Puteri Batrisyia and Nordin, Ahmad Syahir (2020) Prevalence of borderline personality disorder symptoms and its association with personality functioning among medical students of University Putra Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Introduction: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness that often affects adolescents. It causes damaging effects on the person affected and those around him or her. People with BPD are often not fully aware of their behavior and the impacts it has on other people. The impairments, to put it another way, are serious when the condition is not recognized. If BPD occurs among medical students, the symptoms have an adverse effect on work performance and interpersonal relations. People with BPD may have impairment in these four major aspects of personality functioning which are identity integration, self-direction, empathy and intimacy. The typical features of borderline personality disorder are instability of self-image, personal goals, interpersonal relationships accompanied by impulsivity, risk taking, and/or hostility based on The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) Section III Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD). This study aims to find the prevalence of BPD symptoms and examine its association with personality functioning among medical students in UPM. Literature review: Borderline personality disorder ( BPD) is a mental disorder linked to increased functional impairment and elevated rates of suicide. There are three cluster types in disturbance and each type has different personality traits. BPD is clinically diagnosed. The “traditional” method of diagnosing BPD is by using Section II of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5). It preserved the concept that the disorder is identified as a cluster of symptoms. For example, the diagnosis of BPD requires 5 out of 9 symptoms. This gives the symptoms equal importance and results in presentation of the same symptoms among a variety of different conditions. In an attempt to fix these problems Section III of DSM-5 suggests an Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) that is made up of level of personality functioning and a system of pathological personality traits. Moreover, level of personality functioning is evaluated using the Level of Personality Functioning Scale (LPFS) while BPD is screened through McLean Screening Instrument (MSI-BPD). Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted among medical students in Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Stratified random sampling was used in the research. Data of the study population was collected using Google-form based questionnaires which included Level of Personality Functioning Scale - Self Report questionnaire (LPFS-SR) and Mclean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder. Bivariate analysis will be used to measure the association between the dependent variable (borderline personality disorder symptoms) and independent variable (total personality functioning and four aspects of personality functioning) among medical students in Universiti Putra Malaysia.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2023 03:22
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2023 03:22
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1217

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