TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - An Exploratory Study of the Relationship between Diverse Life Events and Specific Personality Disorders in a Sample of Suicide Attempters
JO  - Journal of personality disorders
A1  - Blasco-Fontecilla, Hilario
A1  - Baca-Garcia, Enrique
A1  - Duberstein, Paul
A1  - Pérez-Rodríguez, Maria de Las Mercedes
A1  - Dervic, Kanita
A1  - Saiz-Ruiz, Jeronimo
A1  - Courtet, Philippe
A1  - De Leon, Jose
A1  - Oquendo, Maria A.
SP  - 773
EP  - 784
VL  - 24
IS  - 6
N2  - Personality disorder (PD) increases risk for suicidal behavior. Certain life events (LE) can precipitate suicidal behaviors in patients with PD. A fundamental question is whether specific combinations of LE and PD increase suicidal risk. Four hundred forty-six suicide attempters (SA) were recruited from emergency rooms. We used a healthy control group (n = 515) to identify the best cut-off point for the instrument used to diagnose PD. We used the DSM-IV version of the International Personality Disorder Questionnaire-Screening Questionnaire, the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, and the Social Adjustment Scale to assess PD, Axis I disorders, and LE, respectively. After controlling for Axis I disorders, we found that "Death of spouse" preceded suicidal acts in those with antisocial PD (FET p = 0.024) and patients with narcissistic PD attempted suicide after being Fired at work (FET p = 0.002), among others. Our data suggest the presence of particular LE-PD associations in suicide attempters. Some LE-PD relationships appear independent of Axis I disorders in suicide attempters. This may offer a basis for specific targeted therapies or prevention programs aimed at decreasing suicidal risk.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-579X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2010.24.6.773
ID  - ref1
ER  -