Background: Because of their overlapping phenomenology and mutually chronic, persistent
nature, distinctions between bipolar disorder and cluster B personality disorders remain a …

Objective: Comorbid anxiety disorder is reported to increase suicidality in bipolar disorder.
However, studies of the impact of anxiety disorders on suicidal behavior in mood disorders …

Objectives: The relationship between bipolar disorder and cluster B personality disorders
remains phenomenologically complex and controversial. We sought to examine the …

BACKGROUND: Interactions between characteristics of bipolar and Axis II cluster B
disorders are clinically and diagnostically challenging. Characteristics associated with …

Background: Borderline personality disorder is a major risk factor for suicidal behavior, yet
prediction of suicide completion remains unclear. It has been proposed that impulsivity and …

The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of personality disorders in a group of
outpatients with bipolar I disorder. The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R Personality …

Objectives: Many studies have examined the prevalence and predictive validity of axis II
personality disorders among unipolar depressed patients, but few have examined these …

Objective: A rapid-cycling course in bipolar disorder has previously been identified as a risk
factor for attempted suicide. This study investigated factors associated with suicide attempts …

Background: Clinical factors related to suicide and suicide attempts have been studied much
more extensively in unipolar depression compared with bipolar disorder. We investigated …

The nosological status of borderline personality disorder as it relates to the bipolar disorder
spectrum has been controversial. Studies have supported, in part, the validity of the bipolar …