TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Association of adolescent dimensional borderline personality pathology with past and current nonsuicidal self-injury and lifetime suicidal behavior: a clinical multicenter study
JO  - Psychopathology
A1  - Kaess, Michael
A1  - Brunner, Romuald
A1  - Parzer, Peter
A1  - Edanackaparampil, Manju
A1  - Schmidt, Johannes
A1  - Kirisgil, Melek
A1  - Fischer, Gloria
A1  - Wewetzer, Christoph
A1  - Lehmkuhl, Gerd
A1  - Resch, Franz
SP  - 356
EP  - 363
VL  - 49
IS  - 5
N2  - Descriptive diagnoses of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicide attempts (SAs) may detract from underlying dimensional borderline personality pathology (D-BPP). This study aimed to investigate D-BPP in adolescent inpatients with NSSI and SAs. A consecutive sample of 359 adolescent inpatients was assessed for current and past NSSI and life-time SAs. D-BPP and current mental health problems were measured using the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, respectively. D-BPP was significantly associated with both current (p < 0.001) and past NSSI (p = 0.025) and life-time SAs (p < 0.001) compared to their non-self-harming peers. Patients with current and past NSSI did not differ in terms of D-BPP or current mental health problems. A multivariate model did not show any additional influence of current mental health problems over and above D-BPP in predicting NSSI and SAs. It can be hypothesized that D-BPP underlies adolescent self-harm and may persist even after its termination, promoting a higher burden of mental health problems.<br><br>© 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0254-4962
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000448481
ID  - ref1
ER  -