Diagnosing borderline personality disorder

Any tips for diagnosing borderline personality disorder (or potentially other personality disorders as well...e.g. narcissistic) in patients who are not forthcoming? I think I've got a fair grasp on this. I sometimes use the McLean screener for borderline personality symptoms. But do struggle at times with patients who have a previous diagnosis of BPD, know what it is, and don't want to be diagnosed with it. So any questions related to borderline are met with a "no" from the patient... Read more
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