The mediating role of complex posttraumatic stress and borderline pattern symptoms on the association between sexual abuse and suicide risk

Gelezelyte, Odete, Kvedaraite, Monika, Kairyte, Agniete, Roberts, Neil, Bisson, Jonathan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5170-1243 and Kazlauskas, Evaldas 2022. The mediating role of complex posttraumatic stress and borderline pattern symptoms on the association between sexual abuse and suicide risk. Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation 9 , 13. 10.1186/s40479-022-00183-z

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Abstract

Background The 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) includes a new diagnosis of complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). There has been very little research investigating associations between CPTSD symptoms and suicide risk following sexual abuse. This and questions concerning similarities and differences between CPTSD and borderline personality disorder (BPD), led to the current study that aimed to explore indirect associations between sexual abuse and suicide risk through the symptoms of CPTSD and borderline traits. Methods The study sample comprised 103 adults with a history of traumatic experiences (Mage = 32.64, SDage = 9.36; 83.5% female). In total, 26.3% of the participants reported experiencing sexual abuse during their lifetime. The clinician-administered International Trauma Interview (ITI) was used for the assessment of ICD-11 CPTSD symptoms. Self-report measures were used for the evaluation of borderline pattern (BP) symptoms and suicide risk. Mediation analyses were performed to evaluate the mediating effects of CPTSD and BP symptoms for the association between sexual trauma and suicide risk. Results In a parallel mediation model, CPTSD and BP symptoms mediated the association between sexual abuse and suicide risk, following adjustment for the covariates of age, gender, and whether the traumatic experience occurred in childhood or adulthood. Around 73% of participants who met diagnostic criteria for CPTSD reported previous suicide attempt(s). Conclusions Suicide risk assessment and intervention should be an important part of the management of victims of sexual abuse with CPTSD and BP symptoms.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	National Centre for Mental Health (PNCMH) Medicine MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG)
Additional Information:	This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher:	BioMed Central
ISSN:	2051-6673
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	18 March 2022
Date of Acceptance:	16 March 2022
Last Modified:	07 May 2023 19:07
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/148465

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