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December 8, 2025Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Differential Associations of Borderline Personality Disorder with Past and Recurrent Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents in a Specialized Early Intervention Setting

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LHLea Kassandra HeßAmerican Academy of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryCHChristian HertelGerman Institute of Food TechnologiesSLStefan LerchUniversity of Bern

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Overview

Analysis reveals a BPD diagnosis linked with suicide attempts in adolescents, suggesting early intervention is crucial.

Key Points

  • Suicide reattempts were not independently predicted by BPD among adolescents receiving specialized care, highlighting a complex relationship.
  • 21% of adolescents reported at least one suicide reattempt during follow-ups, underlining the severity of risks in this population.
  • Analysis used multinomial logistic regression to assess associations between BPD and suicidal behavior in a clinical sample of 323 adolescents.
  • Findings indicate a need to differentiate between initial and recurrent suicidal behaviors for targeted treatment strategies.

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Heß et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/694020e22d562116f28faa1dhttps://doi.org/10.1024/1422-4917/a001060
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