TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - The relationship between dissociative symptoms, alexithymia, impulsivity, sexual abuse, and self-mutilation
JO  - Comprehensive psychiatry
A1  - Zlotnick, C.
A1  - Shea, M. T.
A1  - Pearlstein, T.
A1  - Simpson, E.
A1  - Costello, E.
A1  - Begin, A.
SP  - 12
EP  - 16
VL  - 37
IS  - 1
N2  - 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> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-440X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -