Fyer M R, Frances A J, Sullivan T, Hurt S W, Clarkin J
Department of Psychiatry, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY 10021.
Am J Psychiatry. 1988 Jun;145(6):737-9. doi: 10.1176/ajp.145.6.737.
Among 180 patients with DSM-III borderline personality disorder, patients with concurrent affective and substance use disorders had a higher rate of serious suicide attempts than other patients. Clinicians should be alert to axis I disorders in assessing suicide potential in borderline patients.