TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Investigating suicidality across the autistic-catatonic continuum in a clinical sample of subjects with major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder
JO  - Frontiers in psychiatry
A1  - Dell'osso, Liliana
A1  - Nardi, Benedetta
A1  - Bonelli, Chiara
A1  - Gravina, Davide
A1  - Benedetti, Francesca
A1  - Amatori, Giulia
A1  - Battaglini, Simone
A1  - Massimetti, Gabriele
A1  - Luciano, Mario
A1  - Berardelli, Isabella
A1  - Brondino, Natascia
A1  - De Gregorio, Marianna
A1  - Deste, Giacomo
A1  - Nola, Marta
A1  - Reitano, Antonino
A1  - Muscatello, Maria Rosaria Anna
A1  - Pompili, Maurizio
A1  - Politi, Pierluigi
A1  - Vita, Antonio
A1  - Carmassi, Claudia
A1  - Cremone, Ivan Mirko
A1  - Carpita, Barbara
A1  - Maj, Mario
SP  - e1124241
EP  - e1124241
VL  - 14
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1664-0640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1124241
ID  - ref1
ER  -