TY - JOUR PY - 2015// TI - Time left for intervention in the suicidal process in borderline personality disorder JO - Archives of suicide research A1 - Daray, Federico M. A1 - Teti, Germán L. A1 - Rojas, Sasha M. A1 - Fantini, Adrián P. A1 - Cárdenas-Delgado, Christian A1 - Armesto, Arnaldo A1 - Derito, María N. C. A1 - Rebok, Federico SP - 489 EP - 499 VL - 19 IS - 4 N2 - OBJECTIVE: To measure the duration of the suicidal process among patients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

METHOD: The sample included 110 female patients who met DSM-IV-TR criteria for BPD and were consecutively admitted after suicide-related behavior.

RESULTS: Sixty-three patients (58%) reported that their suicidal process lasted 10 minutes or less. After being adjusted, the ? coefficient of impulsivity scales in women with a suicidal process ?10 min was lower compared to those observed in women with "10 min (?= -0.03, 95% CI=-0.06 - -0.01, p < 0.01).

CONCLUSION: Suicidal patients with BPD can be divided into two groups; patients who report a suicidal process less than 10 minutes show a higher degree of impulsivity.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 1381-1118 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2014.1002875 ID - ref1 ER -