title: Suicidal behaviors and personality structure.
abstract: In this paper we suggest the potential clinical usefulness of two projective tests (Rorschach and Object Relation Technique) and of a clinical interview focused on the pathway to suicide, life events, and major life difficulties to better define subtypes of patients attempting suicide. Thirty-three hospitalized subjects who had attempted suicide in the previous 6 months were examined using an in-depth assessment of the pathway to suicide. The aims of this study were: (1) to compare, within a clinical sample of suicidal attempters, the psychopathological, personality, and psychosocial characteristics of subjects with mood disorders alone, personality disorders and dysfunctional personality alone, and mood disorders with personality disorders and/or dysfunctional personality; and (2) to analyze the relationship between the method chosen and the clinical characteristics of the subgroups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grava
authors.forename: Giuseppe Berti
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Ceroni
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rucci
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scudellari
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D009769:Object Attachment; D010551:Personality; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011386:Projective Techniques; D012392:Rorschach Test; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*