Neuroticismo em pacientes com transtorno da personalidade borderline hospitalizados

Neuroticism in hospitalized patients with borderline personality disorder. The Borderline Personality Disorder is more prevale nt among personality disorders in the general population and clinical population. It affects about 6% of patients in primary care, 10% of patients in psychiatric clinics and 20 % among those who were hospitalized (APA, 2013). From the current model of personality perspective, the Big Five, many studies have found that patients with borderline di sorder score higher on Neuroticism facet than in the other facets of this model and th at people without the disorder. This study therefore was to investigate the intensity of b rderline symptoms and differences between the sexes in Neuroticism Factorial Scale (E FN) and its facets in 40 patients with Borderline Personality Disorder admitted to a psychiatric clinic. It was also applied to borderline Symptons List (BSL-23) to evaluate th borderline disorder symptoms. Facets of EFN are: Vulnerability, Psychosocial Mala djustment, Anxiety and Depression. According to the EFN, the facet of Psyc hosocial Maladjustment involve characteristics of borderline personality traits an d could identify the disorder. The results showed a high score in this sample relative to the standard EFN score scale (122.39 ± 12.00).There were no significant differe nc s among the genders, although men have superior averages in the sub-scales of vul nerability (82±72), psychosocial maladjustment(77,27± 25,99) and women in the othe r and in the anxiety scale(82,58±22,34), excluding in both the Depression facet. The majorit y of patients presented comorbidity as the depressive disorder an d both men and women presented