Association of Temperament and Character Traits with Suicide Probability, Suicide Attempts, and Perceived Stress Level in Patients with Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a high-suicide-risk mental disorder. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between temperament and character traits with suicide probability, suicide attempts, and perceived stress level in patients with BD. A total of 39 euthymic patients with bipolar d...
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| description | Bipolar disorder (BD) is a high-suicide-risk mental disorder. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between temperament and character traits with suicide probability, suicide attempts, and perceived stress level in patients with BD. A total of 39 euthymic patients with bipolar disorder who had a history of suicide attempts and 39 euthymic patients without a history of suicide attempts were included in this study. The sociodemographic and clinical data form, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5-Clinician Version (SCID-5/CV), Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Suicide Probability Scale were used to obtain the data. HDRS, PSS, and SPS scores of the group comprised of patients who attempted suicide were higher than the other group. There was no significant difference between the group of patients who had attempted suicide and the other group in terms of temperament characteristics. In the group of patients who had attempted suicide, self-directedness (SD) and cooperativeness (CO) scores were lower, and the self-transcendence (ST) score was higher than the other group. HA and ST were positively and SD negatively associated with SPS scores. In the regression analysis for suicide risk, the factors most associated with suicide risk were high HDRS and low CO score. Low SD in BD and high ST with CO may be associated with suicide attempts. Alongside low SD, high HA and ST may be associated with suicidal ideation. Treating residual depressive symptoms can reduce the risk of suicide. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b051849fedb249ff88929f7169373d712024-03-27T13:21:29ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2024-02-0114319710.3390/bs14030197Association of Temperament and Character Traits with Suicide Probability, Suicide Attempts, and Perceived Stress Level in Patients with Bipolar DisorderSelma Özdemir Yılmaz0Aylin Ertekin Yazıcı1Hamdi Yılmaz2Department of Psychiatry, Mersin Toros State Hospital, 33060 Mersin, TürkiyeMedical School, Department of Psychiatry, Mersin University, 33079 Mersin, TürkiyeDepartment of Psychiatry, Mersin City Training and Research Hospital, 33240 Mersin, TürkiyeBipolar disorder (BD) is a high-suicide-risk mental disorder. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between temperament and character traits with suicide probability, suicide attempts, and perceived stress level in patients with BD. A total of 39 euthymic patients with bipolar disorder who had a history of suicide attempts and 39 euthymic patients without a history of suicide attempts were included in this study. The sociodemographic and clinical data form, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5-Clinician Version (SCID-5/CV), Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Suicide Probability Scale were used to obtain the data. HDRS, PSS, and SPS scores of the group comprised of patients who attempted suicide were higher than the other group. There was no significant difference between the group of patients who had attempted suicide and the other group in terms of temperament characteristics. In the group of patients who had attempted suicide, self-directedness (SD) and cooperativeness (CO) scores were lower, and the self-transcendence (ST) score was higher than the other group. HA and ST were positively and SD negatively associated with SPS scores. In the regression analysis for suicide risk, the factors most associated with suicide risk were high HDRS and low CO score. Low SD in BD and high ST with CO may be associated with suicide attempts. Alongside low SD, high HA and ST may be associated with suicidal ideation. Treating residual depressive symptoms can reduce the risk of suicide.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/3/197bipolar disordersuicide attemptsuicidal behaviortemperamentcharacterpersonality |
| spellingShingle | Selma Özdemir Yılmaz Aylin Ertekin Yazıcı Hamdi Yılmaz Association of Temperament and Character Traits with Suicide Probability, Suicide Attempts, and Perceived Stress Level in Patients with Bipolar Disorder Behavioral Sciences bipolar disorder suicide attempt suicidal behavior temperament character personality |
| title | Association of Temperament and Character Traits with Suicide Probability, Suicide Attempts, and Perceived Stress Level in Patients with Bipolar Disorder |
| title_full | Association of Temperament and Character Traits with Suicide Probability, Suicide Attempts, and Perceived Stress Level in Patients with Bipolar Disorder |
| title_fullStr | Association of Temperament and Character Traits with Suicide Probability, Suicide Attempts, and Perceived Stress Level in Patients with Bipolar Disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association of Temperament and Character Traits with Suicide Probability, Suicide Attempts, and Perceived Stress Level in Patients with Bipolar Disorder |
| title_short | Association of Temperament and Character Traits with Suicide Probability, Suicide Attempts, and Perceived Stress Level in Patients with Bipolar Disorder |
| title_sort | association of temperament and character traits with suicide probability suicide attempts and perceived stress level in patients with bipolar disorder |
| topic | bipolar disorder suicide attempt suicidal behavior temperament character personality |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/3/197 |
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