Citation

Claes L, Muehlenkamp J, Vandereycken W, Hamelinck L, Martens H, Claes S. Pers. Individ. Dif. 2010; 48(1): 83-87.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.paid.2009.09.001

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The aim of the current study was to examine differences in personality, coping skills, and select psychopathology symptoms in psychiatric patients with and without non-suicidal self-injury and/or suicide attempts. We collected data in a sample of 128 psychiatric patients by means of self-report questionnaires measuring self-harm, psychological symptoms, personality and coping skills.

RESULTS support a continuum of self-harm such that patients with both non-suicidal self-injury and suicide attempts exhibit significantly greater levels of psychopathology and lower levels of adaptive personality traits and coping skills. The findings point to the clinical importance of making a distinction between non-suicidal self-injury and suicide attempts, and offers additional variables to consider outside of intent when appraising suicide risk. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Suicide attempts; Coping; Personality; Non-suicidal self-injury; Psychopathology