Suicide among subjects with personality disorders

摘要: OBJECTIVE: There have been few psychological autopsy studies of suicide among individuals with personality disorders. The possible specificity characteristics such has little investigated. METHOD: A random sample 229 subjects who committed suicide, representing all victims in Finland within a 12-month period, were comprehensively examined by using the method and diagnosed according to DSM-III-R criteria. Within this authors investigated axis II disorders (N = 67) divided them into clusters B 43), C 23), 1). Individuals separately compared sex- age-matched without disorder, terms sociodemographic characteristics, comorbid I III syndromes, treatment histories, previous attempts, communication intent, methods. RESULTS: All disorder received at least one diagnosis. In 95% included depressive syndrome, psychoactive substance use or both. cluster more likely than comparison (79% versus 40%) nonfatal attempts (70% 37%) less physical (29% 50%). Subjects not found differ from control any variables examined. CONCLUSIONS: Suicide almost always had current disorders, differed other several while those did not. Language: en