Sub-threshold or full-syndrome borderline personality disorder in adolescents with recurrent self-harm – distinctly or dimensionally different?

Table 1 Sociodemographic and diagnostic characteristics of adolescents with recurrent self-harm (N = 103)

	n	%
Gender (females)	89	86.4
Age, mean (years) (SD = 1.47) 15.9
Born in Norway	87	84.5
One or both parents born in foreign countries	43	41.7
Living with	39	37.9
- both parents	39	37.9
- alternating between parents	15	14.6
- single parent	34	33.0
Current DSM-5 diagnosis^a
Any Mood Disorder	87	84.5
- Major Depressive Episode	59	57.3
- Dysthymia	7	6.8
- Unspecified Depressive Disorder	23	22.3
- Bipolar Disorder	4	3.9
Any Psychotic Disorder	13	12.6
Any Anxiety Disorder	76	73.8
PTSD	15	14.6
Any Eating Disorder	18	17.5
Any Substance-Use Disorder	10	9.7
ADHD	24	23.3
Borderline Personality Disorder	29	28.2
Any other diagnoses^b	27	26.2

^aNot mutually exclusive categories
^bConduct disorder, Oppositional defiant disorder, Unspecified disruptive behaviour disorder, Chronic motor or Vocal tic disorder, Autism spectrum disorder, Adjustment disorder
PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder, ADHD Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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