Biomedical subjects
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Two forensic psychiatric clinics visited on an exchange trip to Russia are described. The legal system for mentally disordered offenders in these institutions is also summarized, as is the training of psychiatrists in Russia.
BACKGROUND: This study examines the validity and screening properties of the Borderline Syndrome Index--BSI (developed in the USA) for categories of the Personality Assessment Schedule--PAS (developed in the UK). METHOD: Patients were recruited by case control sampling. Chance corrected agreement between instruments and screening properties of the BSI were calculated. RESULTS: The BSI proved a moderately sensitive but non-specific screen. Questionnaire scores were highly correlated with symptom measures. CONCLUSIONS: The results do not support the validity of the BSI or its use as a screening instrument. BSI scores may be distorted by current symptoms.
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