American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Personality dysfunction according to the DSM-5 Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) predicts suicide attempts in clinical high-risk adolescents.

Background Both personality traits and personality disorders have been linked to suicide risk in youth. The DSM-5 Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) allows dimensional assessment of personality pathology, which may enhance prediction of suicide attempts. A recent s...

Theory of Mind as the Missing Moderator in the Sadness–Sympathy–Prosocial Behavior Chain: A Commentary on Saija et al. (2026)

Dear Editor,Saija and colleagues present an elegant structural equation model demonstrating that state sadness experienced in response to both personal and peer-related events predict sympathy, whi...