TY - JOUR T1 - Registered prevalence of borderline personality disorder in primary care databases JO - Gaceta Sanitaria T2 - AU - Aragonès,Enric AU - Salvador-Carulla,Luis AU - López-Muntaner,Judit AU - Ferrer,Marc AU - Piñol,Josep Lluís SN - 02139111 M3 - 10.1016/j.gaceta.2011.12.006 DO - 10.1016/j.gaceta.2011.12.006 UR - https://www.gacetasanitaria.org/en-registered-prevalence-borderline-personality-disorder-articulo-S0213911112000568 AB - ObjectiveBorderline personality disorder (BPD) is a common personality disorder, with a population prevalence of 1.4–5.9%, although the epidemiology of this disorder in primary care is insufficiently known. Our objective was to determine the registered prevalence of BPD in primary care databases and to study the demographic and clinical characteristics of these patients. MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional study of the computerized databases of primary care clinical records. The target population consisted of all adults (≥ 16 years old) registered in the Catalan Health Institute (n = 4,764,729). ResultsThe prevalence of recorded BPD was 0.017%, and was higher in patients with other mental disorders, particularly substance-abuse disorders (0.161%). These patients had twice as many appointments with the general practitioner as the general population (8.1 vs. 4.4). ConclusionThe number of diagnoses of BPD recorded in primary care is extremely low, which contrasts with the available population-based data. ER -