Borderline Personality Disorder Diagnosis and Symptoms in Outpatient Youth as Risk Factors for Criminal Offenses and Interpersonal Violence

Cavelti, Marialuisa; Thompson, Katherine; Betts, Jennifer; Fowler, Claire; Luebbers, Stefan; Cotton, Sue M.; Chanen, Andrew M. (2021). Borderline Personality Disorder Diagnosis and Symptoms in Outpatient Youth as Risk Factors for Criminal Offenses and Interpersonal Violence. Journal of personality disorders, 35(Supplement C), pp. 23-37. Guilford Press 10.1521/pedi_2021_35_503

Full text not available from this repository.

The aim of the current study was to examine the risk for offending among outpatient youth with borderline pathology. Demographic and diagnostic data from 492 outpatients who attended a public mental health service for 15- to 25-year-olds between January 1998 and March 2008 were linked with information regarding criminal offenses and intervention orders collected from a statewide police database between March 1993 and June 2017. BPD diagnosis and number of BPD criteria were both associated with an elevated risk for violent and nonviolent offenses and family violence intervention orders. Moderation analyses revealed that the number of BPD criteria might affect males and females differently in terms of offending. Both impulsivity and anger independently predicted the risk for violent and nonviolent offenses and family violence intervention orders. Early detection of increased risk of offending among youth with BPD features is essential to develop targeted treatments for criminal or violent behavior.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy > Research Division
UniBE Contributor:	Cavelti, Marialuisa (A)
Subjects:	600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
ISSN:	1943-2763
Publisher:	Guilford Press
Language:	English
Submitter:	Chantal Michel
Date Deposited:	09 Jun 2021 18:18
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2023 23:37
Publisher DOI:	10.1521/pedi_2021_35_503
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/155758