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The study involved 458 violently injured adults, primarily male, to examine the link between psychopathy and suicide risk.
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Total psychopathy was positively associated with suicide risk after controlling for age, sex, race, PTSD, and substance use.
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Among psychopathy facets, only the Lifestyle facet was a significant independent predictor of suicide risk.
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Sex did not moderate the associations between psychopathy and suicide risk in the studied population.
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The findings suggest that behavioral dysregulation traits may be more relevant to suicide risk than emotional detachment in psychopathy.
