Suicide attempts in patients with borderline personality disorder.
Among 180 patients with DSM-III borderline personality disorder, patients with concurrent affective and substance use disorders had a higher rate of serious suicide attempts than other patients. Clinicians should be alert to axis I disorders in assessing suicide potential in borderline patients.
Fyer
M R
MR
Department of Psychiatry, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY 10021.
Frances
A J
AJ
Sullivan
T
T
Hurt
S W
SW
Clarkin
J
J
D000328:Adult; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000453:epidemiology*