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Axis I and II disorders as predictors of prospective suicide attempts: findings from the Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study
Journal of Abnormal Psychology (2003)
  • Shirley Yen, Brown University
  • M. Tracie Shea, Brown University
  • Maria Pagano, Brown University
  • Charles A. Sanislow, Yale University
  • Carlos M. Grilo, Yale University
  • Thomas H. McGlashan, Yale University
  • Andrew E. Skodol
  • Donna S. Bender
  • Mary C. Zanarini
  • John G. Gunderson
  • Leslie C. Morey, Texas A & M University - College Station
Abstract

This study examined diagnostic predictors of prospectively observed suicide attempts in a personality disorder (PD) sample. During 2 years of follow-up, 58 participants (9%) reported at least 1 definitive suicide attempt. Predictors that were examined include 4 PD diagnoses and selected Axis I diagnoses (baseline and course). Multivariate logistic regression analyses indicated that baseline borderline personality disorder (BPD) and drug use disorders significantly predicted prospective suicide attempts. Controlling for baseline BPD diagnosis, proportional hazards analyses showed that worsening in the course of major depressive disorder (MDD) and of substance use disorders in the month preceding the attempt were also significant predictors. Therefore, among individuals diagnosed with PDs, exacerbation of Axis I conditions, particularly MDD and substance use, heightens risk for a suicide attempt.

Keywords
  • CLPS,
  • Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Study,
  • Suicide,
  • Suicide Attempts,
  • Prospective Prediction of Suicide,
  • DSM,
  • DSM-IV,
  • Axis I,
  • Axis II,
  • Personality Disorders,
  • Borderline,
  • Schizotypal,
  • Avoidant,
  • Obsessive-Compulsive
Publication Date
August, 2003
Citation Information
Yen, S., Shea, M. T., Pagano, M., Sanislow, C. A., Grilo, C. M., McGlashan, T. H., Skodol, A. E., Bender, D. S., Zanarini, M. C., Gunderson, J. G., & Morey, L. C. (2003). Axis I and II disorders as predictors of prospective suicide attempts: findings from the Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 113(3), 375-381.