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Self-mutilation and suicide attempts: relationships to bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, temperament and character.
The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry - 1 Mar 2010
Joyce Peter R, Light Katrina J, Rowe Sarah L, Cloninger C Robert, Kennedy Martin A
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OBJECTIVE: Self-mutilation has traditionally been associated with borderline personality disorder, and seldom examined separately from suicide attempts. Clinical experience suggests that self-mutilation is common in bipolar disorder. METHODS: A family study was conducted on the molecular genetics of depression and personality, in which the proband had been treated for depression. All probands and parents or...
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