Accumulated lifetime violence load and interpersonal problems among suicidal women with emotionally unstable personality disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD) report increased use and exposure to interpersonal violence and experience significant interpersonal difficulties. The relationship between the type of self-reported interpersonal problems and interpersonal violence among individuals with EUPD remains unclear. This study investigates the association between interpersonal problems and the cumulative lifetime violence burden among suicidal women with EUPD.

Methods

The study included 103 women diagnosed with EUPD who had attempted suicide at least twice. The inventory of Interpersonal problems (IIP) and the Karolinska Interpersonal Violence Scale (KIVS) were used to assess interpersonal problems and lifetime violence load. The eight IIP subscales were gro

SUBMITTER: Gustafsson F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12423032 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature