Resource Tag: PERSONALITY DISORDERS

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Series title: Oxford library of psychology.

Previous work has suggested that anxiety disorders are associated with suicide attempts. However, many studies have been limited by lack of accounting for factors that could influence this relationship, notably personality disorders. This study aims to examine the relationship between anxiety disorders and suicide attempts, accounting for important comorbidities, in a large nationally representative sample

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The nurses working in psychiatric hospitals and wards are prone to encounter completed suicides. The research was conducted to examine post-suicide stress in nurses and the availability of suicide-related mental health care services and education. These results indicated that nurses exposed to inpatient suicide suffer significant mental distress. However, the low availability of systematic post-suicide […]

The demographic & clinical correlates of current suicide ideation were examined in 44 Turkish patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Following Bonferroni correction, only the severity of depression differed significantly between patients with & patients without current suicide ideation. The presence of major depression, aggressive obsessions, the level of hopelessness, & the severity of obsessive-compulsive symptomatology were […]

The authors applied different diagnostic rules for diagnosing personality disorders to the NESARC epidemiological study of over 40,000 individuals. Each personality disorder criterion was required to be associated with significant distress or impairment in order to be counted toward a personality disorder diagnosis. Results demonstrated significant reductions in prevalence rates. Personality disorder diagnoses were associated […]

The authors investigated if the estimated suicide risk for axis I disorders & sociodemographic factors was modified by personality disorders. Psychiatric disorders were evaluated by psychological autopsy in 163 suicide victims & by personal interview in 396 population-based controls. Personality disorders modify suicide risk differently for affective disorders, substance use disorders, smoking, life events during […]

Demographic & course-of-illness variables were studied to understand better the incidence & potential clinical correlates of serious suicide attempts in 648 outpatients with bipolar disorders. Patients were evaluated using self-rated & clinician-rated questionnaires to assess incidence & correlates of serious suicide attempts prior to study entry. Retrospective findings, supplemented by prospective follow-up, indicate that a […]

This study examined data on symptom patterns in the week prior to admission for suicide attempt in a nationwide representative sample of Italian patients. 230 patients (14.8%) in the sample had been admitted to a private or public psychiatric facility for a suicide attempt. No diagnosis was statistically related to admission after suicide attempt, once […]

This study assessed the potential role of impulsive & aggressive behaviour in the pathogenesis of suicide attempts in alcoholics. 182 detoxified alcohol-dependent subjects were enrolled in the study. Alcohol-dependent subjects with a history of suicidal behaviour showed a profile with higher impulsive & aggressive behaviour. No association between these traits & concurrent borderline & antisocial […]

Suicide was studied among all 1943 male criminal offenders in Sweden who had undergone a major forensic psychiatric examination 1988-1991, with special reference to offenders with personality disorders. The cohort was followed until the end of 1995. 50 individuals died by suicide during the follow-up period. The standardised mortality ratio among personality-disordered offenders was 1212. […]

This study reviewed the literature regarding issues surrounding attempted suicide & provided a selective overview of the topic. Despite common usage of the term “attempted suicide”, it is sometimes confused with other self-harm behavours. However, attempted suicide should be used only when there is clear intent to die & but, for some reason, the individual […]

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The authors review the published findings of the Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study, discuss their implications for conceptualizations of personality disorders, & raise questions that warrant future consideration. Studies confirm personality disorders constitute a significant public health problem with respect to associated functional impairment, extensive treatment utilization, negative prognostic impact on major depressive disorder, & […]

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This study examined age-related effects of individual DSM criteria for borderline personality disorder & symptoms of depression & anxiety in 3 groups: patients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, another personality disorder, or no personality disorder. A mixed clinical & community sample of 380 participants, ages 20-50 years, were studied. Significant interactions were found for personality […]

In this presentation, a study investigating the predictive significance of personality disorder & affective illness in suicidal behaviours was described. A comparison was made of outcome data for 3 groups of patients: suicide attempters in rural Britain; hospital patients with a formal diagnosis of a primary affective disorder; & hospital patients with a formal diagnosis […]

This study investigated the Axis I & II comorbidity in 95 Italian subjects with bulimia nervosa who reported self-injurious behaviours &/or suicide attempts. No Axis I diagnosis was associated with any type of self-injurious behaviour whereas social phobia & bipolar disorder were linked to attempted suicide. The presence of a Cluster B personality disorder & […]

This book includes the following chapters: suicidality & suicide; the inner world of the chronically suicidal patient; suicidality in childhood & adolescence; chronic suicidality & personality disorders; myths of suicide prevention; psychotherapy research & chronic suicidality; pharmacotherapy & chronic suicidality; tolerating chronic suicidality; managing chronic suicidality; & suicidality & litigation. The book concludes with a […]

This study examined if similar social & psychiatric factors are associated with suicide attempts in community & clinical settings & whether the magnitude of effect is greater in clinical populations. 2 Australian case-control studies were used. The pattern of risk factors in both studies was similar, the magnitude of risk was usually greater in clinical […]

Depressed inpatients with & without Cluster C Personality Disorders were compared in terms of suicidal behaviour & associated psychopathology. Depressed inpatients with pure Cluster C Personality Disorders had higher levels of suicide ideation but not more previous suicide attempts. Greater suicide ideation in these patients was associated with more hostility. Future studies may clarify whether […]