Sociodemographic, clinical and diagnostic data of the sample (n=95)
| Variable | n | (%) | Mean | SD | Range |
| Age | 25.1 | 7.0 | 18–49 | ||
| Educational level | |||||
| Primary school | 27 | (28.4) | |||
| High school/vocational school | 58 | (61.1) | |||
| University | 10 | (10.5) | |||
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 26 | (27.3) | |||
| Married/cohabiting | 24 | (25.3) | |||
| Living with children | 16 | (16.8) | |||
| Occupational status | |||||
| Full-time student | 37 | (39.0) | |||
| Employed | 24 | (25.3) | |||
| Unemployed | 21 | (22.1) | |||
| On disability pension | 13 | (13.7) | |||
| On temporary sick leave | 24 | (25.3) | |||
| Clinical characteristics | |||||
| Meeting full diagnostic criteria for BPD | 65 | (68.0) | |||
| Number of threshold BPD criteria | 5.2 | 1.5 | |||
| Suicide attempt, lifetime* | 54 | (58.1) | 1–50 | ||
| Suicide attempt, past 3 months* | 18 | (17.2) | 1–4 | ||
| DSH frequency past 6 months | 61.4 | 83.3 | |||
| Rate of psychiatric medication use | 68 | (71.6) | |||
| Number of psychiatric medications | 1.9 | 1.8 | |||
| Rate of previous psychiatric treatment | 80 | (84.2) | |||
| Months of ongoing treatment | 12.0 | 34.6 | |||
| Type of ongoing treatment | |||||
| Cognitive behavioural therapy | 30 | (31.6) | |||
| Psychodynamic therapy | 10 | (10.5) | |||
| Supportive therapy | 45 | (47.4) | |||
| Other | 10 | (10.5) | |||
| Co-occurring psychiatric disorders | |||||
| Depression | 51 | (53.7) | |||
| Panic disorder | 36 | (37.9) | |||
| Social anxiety disorder | 36 | (37.9) | |||
| Post-traumatic stress disorder | 20 | (21.1) | |||
| Generalised anxiety disorder | 38 | (40) | |||
| Eating disorder | 15 | (15.8) | |||
| Substance use disorders | 4 | (4.2) |
BPD, borderline personality disorder; DSH, deliberate self-harm.
*There were data missing for two participants on history of attempted suicide (n=93).