Figure 1

Levels of expressed interpersonal violence as an adult in healthy controls (n = 95) and in suicide attempters (n = 161) divided in groups with regard to DSM diagnoses. Six patients were not diagnosed for Axis II and were not included in the analysis. Diagnostic groups were not overlapping. The upper, middle and lower vertical lines of the rhomboids show the mean and the standard error. The black squares show KIVS ratings represented in each sub-sample. Healthy controls differed from suicide attempters with Axis I or II diagnoses. Suicide attempters with mood or anxiety diagnosis as well as both comorbid personality disorder and substance abuse reported the highest levels of adult interpersonal violence.