@article{ref1,
title="Self-mutilating behavior in patients with dissociative disorders: the role of innate hypnotic capacity",
journal="Israel journal of psychiatry and related sciences",
year="2008",
author="Ebrinc, Servet and Semiz, Umit B. and Basoglu, Cengiz and Cetin, Mesut and Ağargün, Mehmed Yücel and Algul, Ayhan and Ates, Alpay",
volume="45",
number="1",
pages="39-48",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Despite the fact that the assumption of a relationship between self-mutilation and dissociative disorders (DD) has a long history, there is little empirical evidence to support this premise. The present study examined this relationship and investigated whether this commonality is associated with innate hypnotic capacity. METHODS: Fifty patients diagnosed with DD and 50 control subjects with major depression were assessed by using a self-mutilation questionnaire, Dissociative Experiences Scale, Traumatic Experiences Checklist, and the Eye-Roll Sign for their self-mutilating behaviors, dissociative symptoms, early trauma, and innate hypnotic capacity, respectively. RESULTS: We have found that 82% of the present sample of patients with DD injured themselves. They had higher scores on trauma, dissociation and eye-roll measurements than controls. In addition, DD patients with self-mutilation were more likely to have high scores of trauma, dissociation and eye-roll than those without self-mutilation. Innate hypnotic capacity was a strong predictor of self-mutilating behavior in DD patients. CONCLUSIONS: This study strongly supports the assumption that patients with DD are at high risk for self-mutilating behavior and points to the necessity of routine screening for self-mutilating behavior as well as the hypnotic capacity which may constitute a high risk for self-injury in this patient group.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0333-7308",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}