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. 1988 Jun;145(6):737-9.
doi: 10.1176/ajp.145.6.737.

Suicide attempts in patients with borderline personality disorder

M R Fyer  1 , A J Frances, T Sullivan, S W Hurt, J Clarkin
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Suicide attempts in patients with borderline personality disorder

M R Fyer et al. Am J Psychiatry. 1988 Jun.

Abstract

Among 180 patients with DSM-III borderline personality disorder, patients with concurrent affective and substance use disorders had a higher rate of serious suicide attempts than other patients. Clinicians should be alert to axis I disorders in assessing suicide potential in borderline patients.

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