Table 3 Comparisons of criminal convictions of participants with Borderline Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, and Neither Disorder

N

12

25

49

224

 % at least 1 conviction (n)

8.3 (1)

40.0 (10)

38.8 (19)

12.5 (28)

FET p < 0.001

–

 % a least 1 violent conviction (n)

0.0 (0)

16.0 (4)

16.3 (8)

3.6 (8)

FET p = 0.002

 % a least 1 non-violent conviction (n)

8.3 (1)

40.0 (10)

36.7 (18)

11.6 (26)

FET p < 0.001

 Mean (SD) number of convictions for violent crime

0.0 (0)

0.52 (1.50)

0.45 (1.44)

0.10 (0.67)

H(3) = 15.42 p = 0.001

c > d (0.007)

 Mean (SD) number of convictions for non-violent crime

0.17 (.58)

3.04 (5.86)

1.85 (3.48)

0.52 (3.40)

H(3) = 30.41 p < 0.001

b > d (<0.001) c > d (0.001)

N

11

21

42

167

 % at least 1 conviction (n)

36.4 (4)

90.5 (19)

81.0 (34)

26.3 (44)

FET p = 0.159

–

 % at least 1 violent conviction adult (n)

18.2 (2)

52.4 (11)

19.0 (8)

4.4 (7)

FET p = 0.006

 % a least 1 non-violent conviction (n)

36.4 (4)

85.7 (18)

81.0 (34)

25.1 (42)

FET p = 0.062

 Mean (SD) number of convictions for violent crime

1.27 (3.35)

2.43 (3.64)

0.48 (1.13)

0.10 (0.49)

H(3) = 18.55 p < 0.001

b > a (0.028) b > c (<0.001) b > d (<0.001)

 Mean (SD) number of convictions for non-violent crime

1.72 (3.58)

10.52 (15.28)

6.17 (9.37)

0.85 (2.77)

H(3) = 19.36 p < 0.001

b > a (0.002) b > d < 0.001 c > d (<0.001)