RUNNING TITLE: ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC READMISSIONS IN BPD Chronic Suicidality in Borderline Personality Disorder: What Predicts Acute Psychiatric Readmissions? Authors:

Individuals diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) often struggle with chronic suicidal thoughts and behaviors and have frequent acute psychiatric admissions. Prevention of serial admissions and disruptions in long-term treatment strategies is needed. This study explored predictors of how frequently and how quickly patients diagnosed with BPD will be readmitted after an index psychiatric admission. We identified self-harming behavior as predictor of readmission frequency, whilst depression and hallucinations and delusions predicted time between the index admission and the first readmission. We recommend that predictors of readmissions should be carefully monitored and treated following index admission.