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Association of temperament and character traits with suicide probability, suicide attempts, and perceived stress level in patients with bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a high-suicide-risk mental disorder. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between temperament and character traits with suicide probability, suicide attempts, and perceived stress level in patients with BD. A total of 39 euthymic patients with bipolar disorder who had a history of suicide attempts and 39 euthymic […]
A study of early life experiences, temperament, character, and psychological pain in suicide attempters and normal individuals
Background: Studies conducted in different countries have reported a relationship between suicidal tendencies and childhood trauma experiences, personality traits, and psychological pain. It would be valuable to re- examine such a relationship in Iranian culture. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate early life experiences, temperament, character, and psychological pain in suicidal attempters and normal individuals. […]
Temperament and character profiles of group-based suicide cases
Background: Personality and character traits may be a key predisposing factor to consider in the life course of people who are vulnerable to suicide. Aims: The aim of this study is first to explore the possible presence of different subgroups of suicide decedents based on developmental profiles of adversity, and secondly to examine the association of personality and […]
Temperament and character profile of college students who have suicidal ideas or have attempted suicide.
Highlights • To determine the relationship between suicidal risk and TCI dimensions. • The suicide attempt group displayed high levels of novelty seeking and persistence. • Self-directedness has a partial mediating effect between depression and suicide. • Self-directedness was found to reduce the effect of depressive mood on suicide risk.
Bipolar spectrum disorder: origins and state of the art.
The threshold chosen by categorical mental health classifications like DSM-IV-TR or ICD-10 for the diagnosis of bipolar disorders (BP) is too high, elevating the risk of misdiagnosing cases that closely resemble BP under several clinical variables like Òmajor depressive disorderÒ. Acknowledging and providing the necessary weight to the BP subthreshold forms may improve the clinical […]