The Zanarini Rating Scale for Borderline Personality Disorder (ZAN-BPD) by Mary C. Zanarini, EdD is a brief clinician administered interview to assess severity and change in BPD symptoms.
To score - count the number of yes's. A score of 8 or more is indicative of a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder.
1. Have any of your closest relationships been troubled by a
lot of arguments or repeated breakups?
_____yes _____no
2. Have you deliberately hurt yourself physically (eg: punched yourself,
burned yourself)? How about a suicide attempt?
_____yes _____no
3. Have you had at least two other problems with impulsivity (eg: eating binges and spending
sprees, drinking too much and verbal outbursts)?
______yes ______no
4. Have you been extremely moody?
_____yes _____no
5. Have you felt very angry a lot of the time? How about often acted
in an angry or sarcastic manner?
_____yes _____no
6. Have you often been distrustful of other people?
_____yes _____no
7. Have you frequently felt unreal or as if things around you were unreal?
_____yes _____no
8. Have you chronically felt empty?
_____yes _____no
9. Have you often felt that you had no idea of who you are
or that you have no identity?
_____yes _____no
10. Have you made desperate efforts to avoid feeling abandoned or being
abandoned (e.g., repeatedly called someone to reassure yourself that he
or she still cared, begged them not to leave you, clung to them physically)?
_____yes _____no
To score - count the number of yes's. A score of 8 or more is indicative of a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder.
1. Have any of your closest relationships been troubled by a
lot of arguments or repeated breakups?
_____yes _____no
2. Have you deliberately hurt yourself physically (eg: punched yourself,
burned yourself)? How about a suicide attempt?
_____yes _____no
3. Have you had at least two other problems with impulsivity (eg: eating binges and spending
sprees, drinking too much and verbal outbursts)?
______yes ______no
4. Have you been extremely moody?
_____yes _____no
5. Have you felt very angry a lot of the time? How about often acted
in an angry or sarcastic manner?
_____yes _____no
6. Have you often been distrustful of other people?
_____yes _____no
7. Have you frequently felt unreal or as if things around you were unreal?
_____yes _____no
8. Have you chronically felt empty?
_____yes _____no
9. Have you often felt that you had no idea of who you are
or that you have no identity?
_____yes _____no
10. Have you made desperate efforts to avoid feeling abandoned or being
abandoned (e.g., repeatedly called someone to reassure yourself that he
or she still cared, begged them not to leave you, clung to them physically)?
_____yes _____no