@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between dissociative symptoms, alexithymia, impulsivity, sexual abuse, and self-mutilation",
journal="Comprehensive psychiatry",
year="1996",
author="Zlotnick, C. and Shea, M. T. and Pearlstein, T. and Simpson, E. and Costello, E. and Begin, A.",
volume="37",
number="1",
pages="12-16",
abstract="The overall purpose of the present study was to further our understanding of the mechanisms of self-mutilative behavior in a sample of female inpatients. The study found that self-mutilators (n = 103) displayed a greater degree of dissociative symptoms and alexithymia and a greater number of self-injurious behaviors, as well as higher rates of childhood sexual abuse, than nonmutilators (n = 45). In addition, the study found that among these variables, the number of self-injurious behaviors had the strongest relationship to self-mutilation. However, both dissociative symptoms and alexithymia were independently associated with self-mutilative behavior. Implications of our findings for clinicians and researchers are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-440X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}