The Relations Between Identity Disturbances, Borderline Features, Internalizing Disorders, and Suicidality in Inpatient Adolescents

Previous studies have demonstrated positive associations between identity disturbances and suicidality in adolescents; however, mechanisms underlying these relationships are not well understood. The authors propose that borderline features and various internalizing disorders may mediate these relations. The aim of this study was to test a multiple mediation model of the associations between these constructs using structural equation modeling....