Remitted depression moderates self-injurious behavior in personality-disordered research volunteers

Michael S. McCloskey*, Jackie K. Gollan, Mitchell E. Berman

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Abstract

The moderating effects of depression on self-injurious behavior among personality-disordered individuals (N = 40) were examined. Self-injurious behavior (SIB) was assessed using a well-validated laboratory measure. Remitted depression was associated with greater sensitivity to self-aggressive cues, indicating that remitted depression may be a risk factor for SIB.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)295-297
Number of pages3
JournalPsychiatry Research
Volume157
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 15 2008

Funding

This study was supported in part by NIH grants MH067193 (Michael S. McCloskey) and AA014025 (Mitchell E. Berman), and the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention (Jackie Gollan, Michael McCloskey). The authors thank Damien McCormick, Mary Wheatley, and Caroline Cozza for their technical contributions.

Keywords

  • Depression
  • Personality disorder
  • Self-aggression

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Biological Psychiatry

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