The predictors of impulsive, self-injuring, and suicidal behaviors in borderline personality disorder

Yazarlar

Pervin Tunc, Dogan Sahin

Yayın tarihi

2019/8/1

Dergi

Anadolu Psikiyatri Dergisi

Cilt

20

Sayı

4

Sayfalar

341-350

Yayıncı

Anadolu Psikiyatri Dergisi

Açıklama

Objective:

The aim of this study was to analyze the predictive role of depressive symptoms and childhood psychological trauma on impulsive, self-injuring, and suicidal behaviors in groups diagnosed and not diagnosed (control group) with borderline personality disorder (BPD).

Methods:

The study sample included a diagnosis group (n1= 72) that was followed by the psychiatry clinics of a university hospital and a public hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, along with a control group (n2= 71) that included healthy volunteers who participated in the study. All study participants were evaluated using the Sociodemographic Information Form, Borderline Personality Inventory (bPI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS-11), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Inventory of Statements about Self-injury (ISAS), and Suicide Behavior Questionnaire (SBQ).