Anna Riva, Carlo Panarella, Gabriele Arienti, Simona Di Guardo, Eleonora Brasola, Renata Nacinovich, Andrea Eugenio Cavanna
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Abstract
Aims
Both restrictive eating disorders (REDs) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) are characterised by a higher risk of self-injury and suicidal ideation; however, the possible role of altered interoception in modulating such risk is poorly understood. We set out to conduct a clinical study to explore the relationship between interoception, self-injury and suicidal ideation in patients with REDs and BPD.
Methods
We recruited a sample of 75 female adolescents affected by REDs, of whom 21 had co-morbid BPD. In addition to collecting comprehensive demographic and clinical data, we administered the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness Version 2 (MAIA-2) to all patients.
Results
The risk of nonsuicidal self-injury was predicted by co-morbid BPD (p < 0.001), lower scores on the MAIA-2 ‘trusting’ subscale (p = 0.033) and higher scores on the ‘not-distracting’ subscale (p = 0.027). The risk of suicidal ideation was predicted by co-morbid BPD (p < 0.001), lower scores on the MAIA-2 ‘trusting’ subscale (p = 0.039), and higher scores on the ‘not-distracting’ (p = 0.005) and ‘self-regulation’ (p = 0.011) subscales.
Conclusions
The presence of co-morbid BPD, together with mistrust in body sensations and heightened emotional reaction and attentional response to interoceptive sensations, can increase the risk for both self-injury and suicidal ideation in female adolescents with REDs. Higher awareness of mind–body integration appears to further increase the risk for suicidal ideation only.
期刊介绍:
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy aims to keep clinical psychologists and psychotherapists up to date with new developments in their fields. The Journal will provide an integrative impetus both between theory and practice and between different orientations within clinical psychology and psychotherapy. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy will be a forum in which practitioners can present their wealth of expertise and innovations in order to make these available to a wider audience. Equally, the Journal will contain reports from researchers who want to address a larger clinical audience with clinically relevant issues and clinically valid research.