Journal article
Suicide and Personality Traits: A Multicenter Study of Austrian and Italian Psychiatric Patients and Students
S Stefa-Missagli, HF Unterrainer, G Giupponi, SJ Holasek, HP Kapfhammer, A Conca, M Sarlo, D Erbuto, E Rogante, H Moujaes-Droescher, K Davok, I Berardelli, K Krysinska, K Andriessen, D Lester, M Pompili
Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior | WILEY | Published : 2020
DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12579
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this multicenter study was to investigate the differences in personality traits, particularly Neuroticism, in three clinical samples and three student samples in Austria and Italy and their impact on suicide. Methods: In total, 1,043 people (410 psychiatric inpatients and 633 university students) were tested in three regions of Europe: central Italy, northeast Italy, and eastern Austria. Psychiatric diagnoses were evaluated using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview, and the following instruments were used: Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale-B, Symptom-Checklist-90-Standard, and Big Five Inventory. Results: The study foun..
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