Resource Tag: PERSONALITY DISORDERS

This study examined the psychiatric antecedents that put parents at risk for early death, & the psychological sequelae of bereavement in offspring & caregivers. Families with biological offspring from 7-25 year of age in which 1 parent had died by suicide, accident, or sudden unnatural death were included. Bipolar disorder, substance abuse, & personality disorders […]

Refer to SIEC # of 2006-0778 for Andover, Pepper, et al article.

OBJECTIVE: Axis II disorders, particularly borderline personality disorder, are highly associated with suicidal behaviours. This paper aims to evaluate treatment of suicidality in borderline personality disorder. METHOD: Systematic review of the empirical literature on the clinical effectiveness of psychosocial treatments in reducing suicidal behaviours in patients with personality disorders. A summary of empirical findings is […]

To review the evidence for the efficacy of pharmacotherapy and other biological treatments in suicidality associated with personality disorders, chiefly borderline personality disorder. Systematic review of the literature. Studies evaluating treatment of suicidality in personality disorders are absent. However, several studies examine the efficacy of pharmacotherapy for core symptom clusters that are closely associated with […]

This qualitative study examines the experience of suicidal, substance-abusing men with severe personality disorders presenting to an emergency department (ED). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ED patients (n = 25), ED physicians (n = 5), ED nurses (n = 6), other ED staff (n = 6) and family physicians (FPs) (n = 7). Interviews were […]

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Published in “Back to the Future: Refocusing the Image of Suicide,” ed. by J L McIntosh

Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”

Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”

To determine the nature & prevalence of psychiatric & personality disorders in deliberate self-harm patients, a representative sample of patients were assessed by various means, including a structured clinical interview & using the European Parasuicide Study Interview Schedule. Follow-up interviews were completed approximately 12-16 months later. Psychiatric disorders were diagnosed in 92% of the patients, […]

This study examined diagnostic predictors of prospectively observed suicide attempts in a personality disorder sample. During 2 years of follow-up, 9% of participants reported at least 1 definitive suicide attempt. Multivariate logistic regression analyses indicated that baseline borderline personality disorder & drug use disorders significantly predicted prospective suicide attempts. Worsening in the course of depressive […]

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In order to investigate the patterns of co-morbidity in a group of male-suicide completers, 115 completed male suicide & 82 matched controls were assessed using proxy-based diagnostic interviews & latent class analysis. Three subgroups of completers were identified: a low co-morbidity group, a substance-dependent group & a group exhibiting childhood onset of psychopathology. Findings are […]

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