Affective instability and impulsivity predict nonsuicidal self-injury in the general population: a longitudinal analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Impulsivity and affective instability are related traits known to be associated with nonsuicidal self-injury, although few longitudinal studies have examined this relationship. The purpose of this study was to determine if impulsivity and affective instability predict future nonsuicidal self-injury in the general population while accounting for the overlap between these traits.

Methods

Logistic regression analyses were conducted on data from 2344 participants who completed an 18-month follow-up of the 2000 British National Psychiatric Morbidity Survey. Affective instability and impulsivity were assessed at baseline with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Personality Disorders. Nonsuicidal self-injury was assessed at baseline and follow-up during

SUBMITTER: Peters EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5154055 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature