Impulsivity, suicidality and alcohol use disorders in adolescents and young adults with borderline personality disorder.

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
Scott T WilsonBarbara Stanley

Abstract

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a severe and disabling psychiatric condition that typically emerges in late adolescence or early adulthood. Nearly 50% of individuals with BPD have a co-occurring Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) at some point in the course of their illness. This study explores clinical characteristics of adolescents and young adults (age 30 years and younger) with BPD and AUD (N=21) compared to BPD without any history of substance use disorders (N=17). Based on theoretical considerations and previous findings, we hypothesized that adolescents and young adults with BPD and AUDs would be more impulsive and exhibit higher rates of suicidal behavior than individuals with BPD and no substance use disorders. Consistent with our first hypothesis, the BPD/AUD group was more impulsive than the BPD only group. However, the two groups did not differ on measures of suicidal behavior. Overall, impulsivity was correlated with total number of suicide attempts in the adolescent/young adult group. When older BPD participants were included in the comparison (up to age 55), the BPD/AUD group exhibited more lifetime suicide attempts that were higher in medical lethality than the BPD only group, suggesting an overall increased li...Continue Reading

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