Self-mutilating behavior in patients with dissociative disorders: the role of innate hypnotic capacity.
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| Abstract | BACKGROUND: Despite the fact that the assumption of a relationship between self-mutilation and dissociative disorders (DD) has a long history, there is little empirical evidence to support this premise. The present study examined this relationship and investigated whether this commonality is associated with innate hypnotic capacity. METHODS: Fifty patients diagnosed with DD and 50 control subjects with major depression were assessed by using a self-mutilation questionnaire, Dissociative Experiences Scale, Traumatic Experiences Checklist, and the Eye-Roll Sign for their self-mutilating behaviors, dissociative symptoms, early trauma, and innate hypnotic capacity, respectively. RESULTS: We have found that 82% of the present sample of patients with DD injured themselves. They had higher scores on trauma, dissociation and eye-roll measurements than controls. In addition, DD patients with self-mutilation were more likely to have high scores of trauma, dissociation and eye-roll than those without self-mutilation. Innate hypnotic capacity was a strong predictor of self-mutilating behavior in DD patients. CONCLUSIONS: This study strongly supports the assumption that patients with DD are at high risk for self-mutilating behavior and points to the necessity of routine screening for self-mutilating behavior as well as the hypnotic capacity which may constitute a high risk for self-injury in this patient group.
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| Authors | Servet Ebrinc, Umit B Semiz, Cengiz Basoglu, Mesut Cetin, Mehmet Y Agargun, Ayhan Algul, Alpay Ates |
| Journal | The Israel journal of psychiatry and related sciences (Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci) Vol. 45 Issue 1 Pg. 39-48 ( 2008) ISSN: 0333-7308 [Print] Israel |
| PMID | 18587168 (Publication Type: Journal Article) |
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