Temperament, character and suicide attempts in anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and major depression

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作者
Bulik, CM
Sullivan, PF
Joyce, PR
机构
[1] Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Virginia Inst Psychiat & Behav Genet, Dept Psychiat, Med Coll Virginia, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
[2] Univ Christchurch, Sch Med, Dept Psychol Med, Christchurch, New Zealand
关键词
anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; major depression; suicide; temperament;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10910.x
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Objective: We examined the relation between personality traits as measured by the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) and a reported history of suicide attempts in women with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and major depression. Method: We compared the prevalence and severity of suicide attempts in women with anorexia nervosa (n = 68), bulimia nervosa (n = 152) and major depression with no history of an eating disorder (n = 59), and we examined the relation between the TCI scales and suicide attempts. Results: Comparable numbers of women across the three groups had attempted suicide. The temperament dimension of high persistence and the character dimensions of low self-directedness and high self-transcendence were associated with a reported history of suicide attempts. Conclusion: Suicide attempts are equally common in women with eating disorders and women with depression. Whether the observed association between temperament and suicide attempts reflects correlates, causal factors or sequelae of suicide attempts is unknown.
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