Why Do People Injure Themselves?

Haas, Barbara K; Popp, F

doi:10.1159/000089658

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“…It would suggest that Millon's instruments are useful for detection of adolescents with high DSH risk [25] . In this sense, we have found that inhibited-affected inmates presented a greater tendency towards psychopathology, DSH and avoidance coping, data that were in accordance with those of other studies that indicated the connection between psychopathology, passive and avoidance coping strategies, and also with DSH in the hospital and prison populations [26][27][28] .…”

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Personality and Coping in Young Inmates: A Cluster Typology

Mohíno¹,

Kirchner

Forns

2008

Psychopathology

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Objective: Firstly, to identify groups of inmates according to personality. Secondly, to differentiate types of personality through coping strategies, psychopathology, criminal records and social factors. Method: A cross-sectional design was used to study psychosocial, correctional, personality and clinical characteristics in inmates. The group was composed of 106 male inmates. The measures used to evaluate personality, clinical and psychosocial variables were a standard protocol and three self-report questionnaires: the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 and the Coping Responses Inventory-Adult Form. A cluster analysis, ANOVA and Kruskall-Wallis test were conducted. Results: Four clusters were identified. The secondary type was characterized by an impulsive, suspicious, hostile personality, by anxiety, a low tolerance of frustration, and by the use of cognitive avoidance coping. The controlled-healthy type showed a less pathological and more self-controlled personality. The primarytype was similar to secondary, but with lower tendency to impulsivity. The inhibited-affected type was shown to have an avoidant personality, greater tendency to symptomatology and also to use acceptance-resignation and emotional discharge coping. Conclusion: The four groups of young inmates identified showed profiles with different degrees of psychopathological risk and also different coping profiles.

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Personality and Coping in Young Inmates: A Cluster Typology

Mohíno¹,

Kirchner

Forns

2008

Psychopathology

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“…The marked variation between individuals in their motives for and effects gained from DSH replicates similar reports in the literature (Haas & Popp, 2006;McAllister, 2003). These different motives appeared to map onto the subjective experience of using self-administered acupuncture and have important implications for other studies of interventions for DSH.…”

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confidence: 76%

Self-Administered Acupuncture as an Alternative to Deliberate Self-Harm: A Feasibility Study

Davies¹,

Bell²,

Irvine³

et al. 2011

Journal of Personality Disorders

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The aim of this mixed methods feasibility study was to demonstrate the acceptability, practicality, and safety of training patients who regularly use deliberate self harm (DSH) to self-administer acupuncture as an alternative coping skill for emotional distress. Ten adult patients with a diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder who regularly self-harmed were recruited to the study following baseline assessment by a psychiatrist. An acupuncturist taught participants to self-acupuncture. During the 6-week intervention participants recorded their emotional distress, coping behaviors, thoughts, and feelings in a diary. Face-to-face interviews were used to explore participants' motives for DSH and their experience of acupuncture. Framework analysis was conducted on interview transcripts and diary entries to identify common themes. Mood at baseline and six weeks was measured using the BDI and changes in the use of coping behaviors and acupuncture were measured using diary entries. Subjects used acupuncture regularly through the six-week intervention and over this period there was a reduction in the frequency of DSH. Qualitative analysis identified two broad themes relating to the process and the effects of acupuncture. There was wide variation in the effects experienced by subjects which broadly mapped onto to the wide range of motives behind DSH. BDI scores showed a near significant reduction (p = 0.055) from 44.4. to 34.4 over the 6-week intervention. Patients presenting with deliberate self harm can be safely trained to self-administer acupuncture as an alternative coping skill. Acceptability and effectiveness may vary between patients depending on the complex motives underlying their self-harming behavior. While the pilot study was designed to explore the feasibility of the intervention, results from this limited sample suggest that use of self-administered acupuncture may reduce the frequency of self harming behavior and reduce emotional distress as measured using the BDI.

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“…Klonsky and Glenn (2009) classified the functions of NSSI as intrapsychic and interpersonal. Many researchers (Haas & Popp 2006, Klonsky 2009, Nock 2009, Polk & Liss 2007, Scoliers et al 2009 demonstrated that the most frequently favored intrapsychic function of NSSI is affect regulation. This function refers to coping with negative thoughts and emotions; reducing or evading them.…”

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Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among University Students in Turkey: The Effect of Gender and Childhood Abuse

Idig-Camuroglu

Gölge²

2018

Psychiat Danub

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Background: The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of gender and childhood abuse on non-suicidal self-injurious (NSSI) behaviors among university students in Turkey. Subjects and methods: In this study convenience sampling technique was used, the sample consisted of 1000 young adults who were from the eight universities in two big cities; Istanbul and Ankara. Besides with demographic questionnaire, Inventory of Statements about Self-Injury and Childhood Trauma Questionnaire were used. Results: The prevalence of NSSI was 28.5% and the most prevalent three self-injurious behaviors were wound picking, banging/hitting and pinching self. There was not a gender difference in NSSI behavior frequency but in the type of behavior; males had significantly higher percentages of hitting and burning behavior. Examining the intrapsychic and interpersonal functions of NSSI, "affect regulation" and "toughness" functions were the most used ones among the participants. In terms of gender differences, "revenge" function was used by females more than males. Self-injurers had higher childhood abuse scores on sexual, physical, and emotional abuse and neglect subscales than non self-injurers, and males were significantly more abused than females. Conclusions: Accepting childhood abuse as an important predictor of NSSI behavior, screening and assessment of abused children and adolescents can help to prevent the onset of the behavior.

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Why Do People Injure Themselves?

Cited by 13 publications

References 20 publications

Personality and Coping in Young Inmates: A Cluster Typology

Personality and Coping in Young Inmates: A Cluster Typology

Self-Administered Acupuncture as an Alternative to Deliberate Self-Harm: A Feasibility Study

Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among University Students in Turkey: The Effect of Gender and Childhood Abuse

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