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Table 1 Diagnostic grouping of suicide attempters

From: Risk factors for adult interpersonal violence in suicide attempters

DSM diagnostic groups

Number of suicide attempters

No DSM diagnosis

8

DSM mood or anxiety Axis I diagnosis without comorbid substance abuse or personality disorder

74

DSM mood or anxiety Axis I diagnosis with comorbid substance abuse only

18*

DSM mood or anxiety Axis I diagnosis with comorbid personality disorder only

35*

DSM mood or anxiety Axis I diagnosis with both comorbid substance abuse and personality disorder

20*

  1. *Four patients not fulfilling criteria for mood or anxiety diagnosis but only criteria for substance abuse and/or personality disorder were included in the groups 3, 4 and 5 respectively.
  2. Six patients were not diagnosed for Axis II and were not included in the analysis. Diagnostic groups were not overlapping.