Impairments in object relations and chronicity of suicidal behavior in individuals with borderline personality disorder

Journal of Personality Disorders

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 19-34

  Lewis, Katie C ^a   Meehan, Kevin B ^b   Cain, Nicole M ^b   Wong, Philip S ^b   Jill Clemence, A ^a   Stevens, Jennifer ^c   Tillman, Jane G ^c  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUSTEN RIGGS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; RISK; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84956954284     PISSN: 0885579X     EISSN: 19432763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pedi_2015_29_178     Document Type: Article

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