Does diagnosing a patient with borderline personality disorder negatively impact patient satisfaction with the initial diagnostic evaluation?

Background: Research has found that clinicians have less sympathetic attitudes and behave less empathically toward patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Anecdotal conversations with clinicians and trainees reveal that some have a reluctance to tell their patients that they have BPD due to a concern that these patients will react badly. In the present report from the Rhode Island Methods to Improve Diagnostic Assessment and Services (MIDAS) project, we examined whether diagnosing BPD resulted in lower satisfaction with the initial evaluation.