@article{ref1,
title="Descriptive analysis of the self injurious behavior in a non-clinical population. Exploratory investigation through the Internet",
journal="Rivista di psichiatria",
year="2009",
author="Martorana, Giuseppe",
volume="44",
number="3",
pages="179-190",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study aims to examine the characteristics and functions of the self-injurious behavior carried out by a group of &quot;not referred&quot; Italian subjects. METHOD: The group consists of 211 subjects (189 females, 22 males) who have joined the research between December 2005 and August 2008, filling in the open question questionnaire, available on &quot;SIBRIC&quot;, website built ad hoc for the study and research about self-injurious behavior. Those who took part to this research joined in voluntarily also giving their consent to the processing of personal data. RESULTS: A prevalence of female subjects with a mean age of 20.84 years and a high education level has been registered. Following particular stressful events, they start injuring themselves at the age of 13/16 years old. Different ways of injuring are used; the most frequent ones are cuts and burns. Often the interviewees reported being overwhelmed by &quot;negative feelings&quot; before injuring themselves and to seek at self-injury to manage them. It seems that many do not feel pain during the act, indeed, in some cases it appears to induce a temporary sense of relief. One might assume, therefore, that the self-injury plays a role in &quot;emotional regulation&quot; in these people, able to put an end to unpleasant feelings. CONCLUSION: A significant correlation has been found between the results obtained and literature, which confirms the profile of typical self-injurer. The complexity of a such articulated phenomenon shows how this should be investigated from a clinical and empirical point of view.<p /> <p>Language: it</p>",
language="it",
issn="0035-6484",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}