@article{ref1,
title="Investigating suicidality across the autistic-catatonic continuum in a clinical sample of subjects with major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder",
journal="Frontiers in psychiatry",
year="2023",
author="Dell'osso, Liliana and Nardi, Benedetta and Bonelli, Chiara and Gravina, Davide and Benedetti, Francesca and Amatori, Giulia and Battaglini, Simone and Massimetti, Gabriele and Luciano, Mario and Berardelli, Isabella and Brondino, Natascia and De Gregorio, Marianna and Deste, Giacomo and Nola, Marta and Reitano, Antonino and Muscatello, Maria Rosaria Anna and Pompili, Maurizio and Politi, Pierluigi and Vita, Antonio and Carmassi, Claudia and Cremone, Ivan Mirko and Carpita, Barbara and Maj, Mario",
volume="14",
number="",
pages="e1124241-e1124241",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Recent literature has highlighted that catatonia may be more prevalent among psychiatric patients than previously thought, beginning from autism spectrum disorders (ASD), for which it has been suggested to represent a severe late consequence, but also among individuals with mood disorders and borderline personality disorder (BPD). Interestingly, one critical point shared by these conditions is the increased risk of suicidality. The aim of this study was to evaluate how the presence and the prevalence of catatonic symptoms may shape and correlate with suicidal risk in a sample of individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) or BPD. <br><br>METHODS: We recruited two clinical samples of subjects (BPD and MDD) and a control group without a diagnosis according to DSM-5 (CTL). Subjects were assessed with the catatonia spectrum (CS) and the MOODS-SR for evaluating suicidality. <br><br>RESULTS: In the total sample, suicidality score was significantly and positively correlated with all CS domains and CS total score. Correlation and regression analyses highlighted specific patterns of association among Catatonia spectrum domains and suicidality in the MDD and BPD group and in the total sample. <br><br>CONCLUSION: In both disorders, higher catatonic traits are linked to higher suicidal tendencies, confirming the high risk of suicide for this population. However, different patterns of association between catatonic symptoms and suicidality were highlighted in the two disorders.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-0640",
doi="10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1124241",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1124241"
}