The interactive role of distress tolerance and borderline personality disorder in suicide attempts among substance users in residential treatment
Comprehensive Psychiatry, 05/18/2012
Clinical Article
Anestis MD et al. – Although high distress tolerance is unlikely to be inherently problematic, results suggest that within the context of severe psychopathology, the ability to withstand aversive internal states in pursuit of a goal may enable individuals to persist in otherwise unsustainable behavior.
