Self-assessment
Borderline personality screening (MSI-BPD)
Ten yes-or-no questions from the McLean Screening Instrument, developed at Harvard's McLean Hospital. They cover relationships, mood, anger, impulsivity, emptiness and sense of self. A score of 7 or more is the research cut-off for further evaluation.
Who this questionnaire is for
Useful if intense emotions, stormy relationships or a strong fear of being left feel familiar to you.
10 questions, about 3 minutes. Your answers stay in your browser: nothing is saved or sent, and no name or email is needed.
If you are thinking about harming yourself right now, please contact your local emergency number or go to the nearest emergency department.
The result is for self-awareness only. It is a screening reflection, not a clinical diagnosis. Zanarini et al. (2003). A screening measure for BPD: the McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder (MSI-BPD). Journal of Personality Disorders, 17(6), 568–573.
Other questionnaires
- Generalised anxiety assessment (GAD-7)
- PTSD checklist (PCL-5, full 20 items)
- Couples Satisfaction Index (CSI-16)
- Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-16)
- Cyber Pornography Use Inventory (CPUI-9)
- Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)
- Narcissistic traits test (NPI-16)
- Personality traits profile (PID-5-BF, DSM-5)
- All self-assessments
Want to understand your result more clearly?
A first session is an unhurried place to look at what the questionnaire reflected and what would help.