OBJECTIVE Self-mutilation has traditionally been associated with borderline personality disorder, and seldom examined separately from suicide attempts. Clinical experience suggests that self-mutilation is common in bipolar disorder. METHODS A family study was conducted on the molecular genetics of depression and personality, in which the proband had been treated for depression. All probands a...

BACKGROUND Patients treated for self-poisoning have an increased risk of death, both by natural and unnatural causes. The follow-up of these patients is therefore of great importance. The aim of this study was to explore the differences in psychosocial factors and referrals to follow-up among self-poisoning patients according to their evaluated intention. METHODS A cross-sectional multicenter...

A woman in her midtwenties with a history of major depressive disorder and a recent major depressive episode with mood-congruent psychotic features died by suicide. Two weeks before her death, she demonstrated exceptional elevations on the nondisplay of imperfection factor of Hewitt and Flett's Perfectionistic Self-Presentation Scale. Perfectionism and especially perfectionistic self-presentati...

  Background: Suicide can be defined as an intentional act of self harm that leads to death. The aim of the present study was to determine the epidemiological characteristics of suicide cases which were recorded by Rafsanjan Legal Medical Organization from 2004 to 2009.   Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in the year 2010 in Rafsanjan County of Kerman ...

OBJECTIVE To highlight the demographic profile, various methods of self inflicted burn, and to probe into the problem by knowing various precipitating factors that may lead to self inflicted burn in our part of the country. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is a study of 154 cases of self-inflicted burns treated at the Burn Emergency Unit of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro ...

We would like to applaud Dr. Nock for his timely, thoughtful, and articulate piece addressing the issue of presumed causality in youth suicide. We are also encouraged to see the articles appearing in the same issue of the Journal addressing the issues of bullying and alcohol misuse, as they are good examples of the type of quality research that can take the field beyond the emotional drivers fo...

INTRODUCTION Suicides and suicide attempts may be considered as manifestations not only of direct self-destructiveness, but also of indirect (chronic) self-destructiveness. The aim of this work is to assess the relation between intensity of indirect self-destructiveness and suicide attempt modes. MATERIAL AND METHODS The research was conducted among 147 persons after suicide attempts (114 wom...

BACKGROUND Majority of health professionals have unfavorable attitudes toward the patients presenting with self-harm, which further compromises their therapeutic endeavors and outcomes. OBJECTIVES This study was aimed to assess the medical students' attitudes toward suicide attempters. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care medical institute of Haryan...