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Personality disorder and suicide. A case-control study

A T Cheng1, A H Mann, K A Chan

  • 1Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.

The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science
|May 1, 1997
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Emotionally unstable personality disorder (F60.3) is significantly linked to suicide risk across ethnic groups in Taiwan. Comorbidity with severe depression further elevates this risk.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Epidemiology
  • Cross-cultural research

Background:

  • Investigated the association between personality disorders and suicide.
  • Focused on two aboriginal groups and Han Chinese in East Taiwan.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the prevalence of personality disorders among suicide decedents.
  • To identify specific personality disorder categories and comorbidities associated with suicide risk.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted biographical reconstructive interviews with 116 suicide decedents.
  • Matched decedents with 113 controls based on age, gender, and residence.

Main Results:

  • High prevalence of ICD-10 personality disorders (46.7-76.7%) among suicides.

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  • Emotionally unstable personality disorder (F60.3) was the most common category (26.7-56.7%).
  • Significant suicide risk associated with F60.3, personality disorder comorbidity, and comorbidity with other psychiatric disorders, especially severe depression.

    • Conclusions:

    • ICD-10's emotionally unstable personality disorder (F60.3) is a key factor in suicide risk.
    • Comorbidity of F60.3 with severe depression presents the highest suicide risk.