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Research Article: Multiphasic Personality Assessment in a Case Series of Adolescent Patients with Suicidal Ideation and/or Attempts

Date Published: 2023-11-08

Abstract:
Suicide is an important public health issue. To examine the differences in personality characteristics between a group of adolescents with suicidal ideation (SI) and a group with a history of suicidal attempts (SA), we conducted a cross-sectional study. We enrolled 55 adolescents (51 females; 12–18 y.o.) who presented SI and/or SA. Using the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, we divided the sample into two groups: adolescents with SI and adolescents with SA. All participants filled in the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory—Adolescent (MMPI-A). Adolescents in the SA group had greater difficulties in social relations, risky behaviors, and more intense suicidal ideation compared to those in the SI group. Adolescents in the SA group scored higher in Omission, in the Lie Scale, the Conduct Problem Scale, the Less Aspirations Scale, the Repression Scale in the MMPI-A, and item 283 of the MAST compared to the other group. The results suggest that using the MMPI-A to assess certain features (e.g., tendency to lie, repression) may be helpful in identifying young people who are at high risk of suicide. However, further research is required to determine the effectiveness of using this instrument.

Introduction:
Suicide is a rising phenomenon that affects individuals all around the world and is particularly prevalent in youth. According to research in 2020, suicide ranks as the second most common cause of death for those between the ages of 10 and 19 [1]. According to recent findings, social isolation brought on by the lockdown situation is one of the theories explaining the increased likelihood of suicidal thoughts during the COVID-19 epidemic [2,3,4]. In addition, suicide risk is correlated with several factors,…

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