%0 Journal Article
%T Emotional dysregulation, temperament and lifetime suicidal ideation among youths with mood disorders
%J Journal of personalized medicine
%D 2021
%A Janiri, D.
%A Moccia, L.
%A Conte, E.
%A Palumbo, L.
%A Chieffo, D.P.R.
%A Fredda, G.
%A Menichincheri, R.M.
%A Balbi, A.
%A Kotzalidis, G.D.
%A Sani, G.
%A Janiri, L.
%V 11
%N 9
%P -
%X BACKGROUND: Psychopathological dimensions contributing to suicidal ideation in young age are poorly understood. We aimed to investigate the involvement of emotional dysregulation and temperament in suicide risk in a sample of accurately selected young patients with mood disorders and a matched sample of healthy controls (HC). <br><br>METHODS: We assessed 50 young patients (aged 14-25 years) with DSM-5 bipolar or depressive disorders for clinical and psychopathological characteristics and 82 age and sex, educational level, and smoking habits-matched HC. Emotional dysregulation and temperament were assessed using the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) and the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego-Autoquestionnaire (TEMPS-A-39), respectively. We tested their associations with suicidal ideation, using standard univariate/bivariate methods, preceded by overall multivariate analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: In the group of patients, 24 (48%) reported lifetime suicide ideation (LSI). Patients with LSI scored higher on emotional dysregulation (p < 0.001) and cyclothymic (p < 0.001), irritable (p = 0.01), and hyperthymic temperaments (p = 0.003) than HC. Patients with LSI specifically presented with more emotional dysregulation (p < 0.001) and cyclothymic temperament (p = 0.001), than patients without LSI (N = 26). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Tempera-mental features, in particular cyclothymic temperament, and emotion dysregulation may represent independent factors for increased vulnerability to lifetime suicidal ideation in young adults with mood disorders. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.<p /><p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
%@ 2075-4426
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm11090865