@article{ref1,
title="Impulsivity in self-mutilative behavior: psychometric and biological findings",
journal="Journal of psychiatric research",
year="1997",
author="Herpertz, S. and Sass, H. and Favazza, A.",
volume="31",
number="4",
pages="451-465",
abstract="This paper examines impulsivity as a central factor in moderate/superficial self-mutilation such as skin-cutting and burning. A sample of 165 subjects were divided into four groups, namely self-mutilators, patients with any modes of impulsive behavior other than self-mutilation, patients without any impulsive behavior, and normal probands. All were administered the 10th version of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory, and the Inventory for the Assessment of Factors of Aggressiveness. They also were interviewed carefully in regards to both impulsive and self-mutilative behavior. A d-fenfluramine challenge test was administered to 36 females and prolactin levels were measured. On the whole results implicate impulsive personality functioning as a major factor in subjects with moderate/superficial self-mutilative behavior whose trait pathology is similar to personality disordered patients with other modes of self-harming impulsive behavior.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3956",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}