Suicide attempts and self ‐injurious behaviours in adolescent and adult patients with borderline personality disorder

ConclusionsSelf‐mutilation and suicide attempts among adolescent borderline patients are prevalent and serious. Taken together, these results suggest that extreme levels of self‐mutilation distinguish adolescent BPD from adults with BPD. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Personality and Mental Health - May 22, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Marianne Goodman, Irene Alvarez Tomas, Christina M. Temes, Garrett M. Fitzmaurice, Blaise A. Aguirre, Mary C. Zanarini Tags: Special Issue Article Source Type: research