Predictors of prospective suicide attempts in a group at risk of personality disorder following self-poisoning.

Some clinical features, such as alcohol dependence, suicide intent, and hopelessness, may not be reliable predictors of SA among PD patients. However, in the short term, previous SA and, in the long term, depression and alexithymia may be the most robust clinical predictors to consider in our sample of patients with self-poisoning SA.: [ClinicalTrials.gov], NCT00641498 24/03/2008 [#2006-A00450-51].