@article{ref1,
title="Body image and noticeable self-inflicted scars",
journal="Journal of nervous and mental disease",
year="2013",
author="Dyer, Anne and Hennrich, Linda and Borgmann, Elisabeth and White, Andrew J. and Alpers, Georg W.",
volume="201",
number="12",
pages="1080-1084",
abstract="Scars from burn injuries have a negative influence on body image. Patients with borderline symptoms with nonsuicidal self-injuries (NSSIs), which often result in scars, report body image disturbances. We study whether the origin and characteristics of scars are associated with body image. Altogether, 125 female participants (n = 65 with NSSI) filled in multidimensional body image questionnaires. The participants with NSSI reported a significantly more negative body image on most subscales compared with the participants with scars of other origins. This result remained significant after partialling out scar characteristics from regression equations. On a scale assessing body image after injuries, a significant correlation with origin of scars was found after additionally partialling out body mass index and borderline symptoms. These results indicate that self-inflicted scars may adversely affect body image. Addressing NSSI, which is relevant in a multitude of disorders, early in treatment might help to reduce the extent of scarification and therefore reduce the disturbance of body image.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3018",
doi="10.1097/NMD.0000000000000057",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000057"
}