title: Suicidal Tendency Among Adolescents With Adjustment Disorder.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Adolescents with adjustment disorder (AD) are at risk of presenting suicidal symptoms. Certain personality traits are linked to suicidal tendencies. There is a lack of information about the link between suicide and personality patterns in adolescents with AD.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To identify the personality characteristics that predispose to or prevent the development of suicidal ideation and behavior among adolescents with AD.
  
  
  METHODS
  We recruited 108 adolescents with AD at a public mental health center near Barcelona (Spain). They were administered the Inventario de Riesgo Suicida para Adolescentes (IRIS) to assess suicidal symptoms, as well as the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI) and the 16PF Adolescent Personality Questionnaire (16PF-APQ) to appraise personality features.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Doleful personality emerged as the principal risk for suicidal symptoms. The conforming personality pattern exerted a protective effect, and emotional stability was associated with low levels of suicidal tendencies. Among the Big Five factors, anxiety had the highest explanatory power for suicidal tendencies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Certain personality characteristics are associated with heightened or reduced risk of suicidal tendencies in adolescents with AD. Their identification is important for clinicians designing treatment programs for these patients.
authors.affiliation: 1 Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Laia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kirchner
mesh_terms: D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: adjustment disorder; adolescence; mental health; personality; suicidal tendencies