Can you See and Hear How Bad I Feel Right Now? - Self-Injury and Suicidal Communication in Borderline Personality Disorder - A Secondary Analysis

• Published in: Psychiatrische Praxis
• Main Authors: Uhlmann, Carmen, Tschöke, Stefan, Steinert, Tilman, Schmid, Petra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.09.2022
• ISSN: 1439-0876
• DOI: 10.1055/a-1820-0438

Non-suicidal self-injurious behavior (NSSV) and suicide attempts are well-known features of borderline personality disorder; communicative behavior is poorly studied. Differences between patients with and without NSSV as well as differences in current suicide attempts regarding suicidal communication and NSSV were investigated.In a secondary analysis, data on current and anamnestic NSSV, suicide attempts, suicidal communication, and clinical symptomatology of 87 inpatients were studied.Patients with and without current NSSV did not differ in anamnestic but did differ in current suicide attempts and suicidal communication. In regard to the current inpatient stay, it was observed that patients with and without suicide attempts differed considerably in the variables NSSV (100 vs. 32.5 %) and suicidal communication (71.4 vs. 7.5 %).Current self-injury and suicidal communication are highly significant for risk assessment of current suicidality.