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Table 2 Prevalence of co-morbid SUD in individuals with BPD

From: Borderline personality disorder and substance use disorders: an updated review

Reference

Sample

Diagnostic Instrument

N with BPD

% female

Mean Age (SD)

N with SUD (%)

Tadić et al., 2009 [27]

Inpatient – C, L

M-CIDI; SCID-I; SCID-II

169

70.0

32.9 (9.1)

47 (28.0) - C

115 (68.0) - L

Asnaani et al., 2007 [86]

Outpatient - C

SCID; SIDP-IV

237

72.6

31.6 (8.6)

105 (44.3)

Chen et al., 2007 [87]

Outpatient - C

SCID-I; SCID-II; IPDE

184

100

31.0 (8.0)

82 (44.6)

Comtois et al., 2003 [88]

Outpatient - L

SCID-I; PDE

29

76.0

–

25 (86.2)

Frias et al., 2017 [89]

Outpatient - C

SCID-I; SCID-II

102

91.2

35.99 (11.9)

35 (34.3)

Hidalgo-Mazzei, Walsh, Rosenstein, & Zimmerman, 2015 [90]

Outpatient (MIDAS) - L

SCID; SIDP-IV

389

71.7

32.32 (10)

AUDs = 248 (63.75)

Stimulant use disorders = 11 (2.83)

Cannabis use disorders = 121 (31.11)

Cocaine use disorders = 61 (15.68)

Hallucinogens use disorders = 17 (4.37)

Opioid use disorders = 28 (7.2)

Sedative use disorders = 16 (4.11)

Other SUDs = 4 (1.03)

Polysubstance use disorder = 38 (9.77)

Any SUD = 281 (72.24)

Johnson et al., 2003 [91]

Outpatient - C

SCID-I; DIPD-IV

240

72.9

31.9 (−-)

157 (65.4)

Lane, Carpenter, Sher, & Trull, 2016 [92]

Outpatient - C

SCID-I; SCID-II

56

–

–

18 (32.1)

Maraz et al., 2016 [93]

Outpatient - C

AUDIT; SCID-II

110

54.5

34.6 (9.8)

49 (44.5) with AUD

25 (22.7) with DUD

Neacsiu et al., 2015 [94]

Outpatient – C, L

SCID-I; SCID-II

20

–

35.4 (11.6)

2 (10) - C

17 (85) - L

Perroud et al., 2016 [95]

Outpatient - L

SCID-II; DIGS

116

91.4

31.5 (9.74)

67 (62) with substance dependence

65 (60.2) with alcohol dependence

Riihimäki, Vuorilehto, & Isometsä, 2013 [96]

Outpatient - C

SCID-I/P; SCID-II

35

86.0

37.3 (13.7)

10 (29.0)

Turner et al., 2015 [97]

Outpatient - L

SCID-I; SCID-II

46a

91.3

31.55 (10.36)

32 (69) with any SUD

23 (50) with Alcohol Abuse or Dependence

21 (45.5) with Substance Abuse or Dependence

Welch & Linehan, 2002 [98]

Outpatient - C

SCID-I; PDE; SCID-II

122

100

31.0 (−-)

47 (35.5) with DUD

Chapman & Cellucci, 2007 [73]

Incarcerated - C

TAAD; SCID-II

50

100

–

14 (28.0) with AUD

21 (42.0) with DUD

Wetterborg, Langstrom, Andersson, & Enebrink., 2015 [99]

Probation/ Parole - C

SCID-II; MINI

11

0

33.3 (7.9)

7 (63.6) with AUD

8 (72.7) with DUD

Baschnagel et al., 2013 [100]

Community - C

SIDP-IV; CDIS; MINI

51

80.0 - of those with SUD

38.0 (9.9) - of those with SUD

35 (69.0)

Carpenter, Wood, & Trull, 2016 [101]

Community (NESARC) - L

AUDADIS-IV

1030

–

–

Alcohol use disorder = 604 (63.08);

Amphetamine use disorder = 90 (9.43%);

Cannabis use disorder = 281 (30.98%);

Cocaine use disorder = 148 (16.73%);

Hallucinogen use disorder = 75 (9.67%);

Inhalant use disorder = 25 (2.93%);

Opiate use disorder = 114 (13.23%);

Sedative use disorder = 86 (8.43%);

Tranquilizer use disorder = 69 (7.88%)

Tomko, Trull, Wood, & Sher, 2014 [10]

Community (NESARC-Revised) - L

AUDADIS-IV

1030

57.3

41.8

805 (78.2)

Widom, Czaja, & Paris, 2009 [102]

Community – C

DIPD-R; DIB-R; DIS-III-R

112

–

–

70 (62.7) with AUD

62 (55.5) with DUD

Barone, Fossati, & Guiducci, 2011 [103]

Inpatients & outpatients - C

SCID; SCID-I

140

61.0

32.39 (9.54)

40 (29.0) with SUD

40 (29.0) with AUD

Berenson et al., 2016 [104]

Outpatient & community (not all in treatment) - C

SID-P-IV

35

85.7

–

9 (25.7) with Dependence

5 (14.3) with Abuse

McCormick et al., 2007 [105]

Inpatient, outpatient, community - C

SCID-I; SIDP-IV

163

84.7

31.0 (−-)

82 (50.3) with AUD

77 (47.2) with DUD

Walter et al., 2009 [106]

Inpatients & outpatients - C

SCID-I/P; DIPD-IV

175

75.0

32.1 (7.8)

91 (52.0%) AUD

96 (54.9%) DUD

  1. NR denotes studies in which the raw count of individuals with BPD was not provided
  2. C Current SUD rates were reported. L Lifetime SUD rates were reported
  3. AUDADIS Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule, AUDIT Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, CIDI Composite International Diagnostic Interview, CDIS Diagnostic Interview Schedule-Computerized for DSM-IV, DIB-R Revised Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines, DIGS Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies, DIPD Diagnostic Interview for DSM-IV Personality Disorders, IPDE International Personality Disorder Examination, MINI Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview, PDE Personality Disorders Examination, SCID Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Disorders, SIDP-IV Structured Interview for DSM-IV Personality, TAAD Triage Assessment for Addictive Disorders