Validity and Reliability of the Urdu Version of the McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder

Introduction: Although the translation and validation of McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder (MSI-BPD) are performed in various languages samples, no study has established validity reliability Urdu version MSI-BPD individuals with cardiac problems. Materials Methods: The was prepared through standard back-translation method. adaption were completed four steps: forward translation, back committee approach, cross-language validation. sample, selected purposive sampling method, comprised 150 adults problems (men = 75 women 75), an age range 23–78 years ( M 55, SD 10.6). Cronbach alpha factorial assessed confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) Pearson correlation analyses. Internal consistency test–retest (at 2 weeks' interval) used to evaluate reliability. Statistical analyses performed, using SPSS (version 22) Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) software. Results: Preliminary revealed that overall instrument had good internal (Urdu ? 0.79; English 0.77) as well coefficients 15 days r 0.94). Conclusions: Findings suggested MSI-BPD, important limitations, can be effective preliminary screening tool measure BPD Urdu-speaking Further validations should conducted make translated appropriate screen hospitals mental health care settings.