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Article

Borderline Personality Symptoms: What Not to Be Overlooked When Approaching Suicidal Ideation among University Students

by
Nahathai Wongpakaran
1,
Awirut Oon-Arom
1,
Nuntaporn Karawekpanyawong
1,
Trustsavin Lohanan
2,
Thanakorn Leesawat
2 and
Tinakon Wongpakaran
1,*
1
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
2
Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2021, 9(10), 1399; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9101399
Submission received: 30 July 2021 / Revised: 29 September 2021 / Accepted: 18 October 2021 / Published: 19 October 2021
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Suicidal ideation is a serious condition antecedent to suicidal attempts and is highly related not only to depression but also other psychosocial factors. This study aimed to examine the predictive effects of these potential factors for suicidal ideation among young adult university students. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a sample of university students in Thailand. An online questionnaire employed the perceived stress scale-10 (PSS-10), the patient health questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8), the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS), and a screening instrument for borderline personality disorder. An ordinal regression analysis was applied to determine the predictive effects of the independent variables. Of 336 students, the mean age was 20.26 ± 1.3 years, 80.4% of whom were female; 14.3% had suicidal ideation. The significant predictors of suicidal thoughts were perceived stress (AOR 1.11, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.22); depressive symptoms (AOR 1.16, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.22); borderline personality symptoms (AOR 1.19, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.40); and perceived social support (AOR 0.97, 95% CI 0.94 to 1.00). Not only did depressive symptoms contribute to suicidal ideation but they also constituted important variables. Therefore, they should be included in intervention plans to prevent suicidality among university students.
Keywords: borderline personality disorder; screening; validation; instrument; undergraduates borderline personality disorder; screening; validation; instrument; undergraduates

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Wongpakaran, N.; Oon-Arom, A.; Karawekpanyawong, N.; Lohanan, T.; Leesawat, T.; Wongpakaran, T. Borderline Personality Symptoms: What Not to Be Overlooked When Approaching Suicidal Ideation among University Students. Healthcare 2021, 9, 1399. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9101399

AMA Style

Wongpakaran N, Oon-Arom A, Karawekpanyawong N, Lohanan T, Leesawat T, Wongpakaran T. Borderline Personality Symptoms: What Not to Be Overlooked When Approaching Suicidal Ideation among University Students. Healthcare. 2021; 9(10):1399. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9101399

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Wongpakaran, Nahathai, Awirut Oon-Arom, Nuntaporn Karawekpanyawong, Trustsavin Lohanan, Thanakorn Leesawat, and Tinakon Wongpakaran. 2021. "Borderline Personality Symptoms: What Not to Be Overlooked When Approaching Suicidal Ideation among University Students" Healthcare 9, no. 10: 1399. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9101399

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Wongpakaran, N., Oon-Arom, A., Karawekpanyawong, N., Lohanan, T., Leesawat, T., & Wongpakaran, T. (2021). Borderline Personality Symptoms: What Not to Be Overlooked When Approaching Suicidal Ideation among University Students. Healthcare, 9(10), 1399. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9101399

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