Dissociation : Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 081-087 : Self-mutilation associated with dissociative disorders
| dc.contributor.author | Coons, Philip M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Milstein, Victor | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2005-10-10T15:51:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2005-10-10T15:51:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1990-06 | |
| dc.description | p. 081-087 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The incidence of self-mutilation is high among patients with eating disorders, antisocial personality disorder, and borderline personality disorder. To determine the incidence of self-mutilation among patients with dissociative disorders, the first one hundred consecutive adult dissociative disorder patients who were enrolled in a dissociative disorders clinic were evaluated for self-mutilation. Self-mutilation was a common occurrence among patients with multiple personality disorder (48%), psychogenic amnesia (29%), and dissociative disorder not otherwise specified (23 %). Often the patients were amnesic for the self-mutilation. The occurrence of amnesia or persistent denial of self-injury in anyone who engages in self-mutilation makes it imperative that they be screened carefully for evidence of dissociation. Four case histories are described and illustrated with photographs. | en |
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| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0896-2863 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/1528 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.publisher | Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociation | en |
| dc.title | Dissociation : Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 081-087 : Self-mutilation associated with dissociative disorders | en |
| dc.title.alternative | Self-mutilation associated with dissociative disorders | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |