The role of impulsivity in self-mutilators, suicide ideators and suicide attempters - A study of 1265 male incarcerated individuals

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 116-122

  Carli, Vladimir ^a   Jovanović, Nikolina ^b   Podlešek, Anja ^c   Roy, Alec ^d   Rihmer, Zoltan ^e,f   Maggi, Stefania ^g   Marusic, Dragan ^h   Cesaro, Caterina ⁱ   Marusic, Andrej ^h   Sarchiapone, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Budapest Covinus University   (Hungary)

^f SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^g Foundation for Medical Science Leonardo   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSKA   (Slovenia)

ⁱ Rehabilitation Center Al Parco   (Italy)

Author keywords

Impulsivity; Prisoners; Self mutilation; Suicide attempt; Suicide ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAVERSION; EYSENCK PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRISONERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK-TAKING; SELF MUTILATION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 77952323541     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.02.119     Document Type: Article

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