Predictors of prospective suicide attempts in a group at risk of personality disorder following self-poisoning.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with personality disorder (PD) are at risk for suicidal behavior and are frequently admitted for this reason to emergency departments. In this context, researchers have tried to identify predictors of their suicidal acts, however, the studies have been mostly retrospective, and uncertainty remains. To prospectively explore factors associated with suicide attempts (SA) in individuals screened for PD from the ecological context of emergencies.

Methods

Patients were recruited from two emergency departments after a self-poisoning episode (n = 310). PDQ-4+ (risk of PD), TAS-20 (alexithymia), SIS (suicidal intent), H (hopelessness), BDI-13 (depression), AUDIT (alcohol consumption), and MINI (comorbidity) questionnaires were completed. SA over the subsequ

SUBMITTER: Cailhol L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10289019 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature