Self-mutilation, obsessionality and narcissism.
A controlled study of the clinical and biographical features of 22 female repeated self-cutters is described. The results of the assessment of these patients, using the Middlesex Hospital Questionnaire and the Obsessive-Compulsive section of the Tavistock Inventory, is presented. The marked obsessionality of these patients is emphasized and the possible implications of these findings for treatment is discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000698:Analgesia; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D003193:Compulsive Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D003861:Depersonalization / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009289:Narcissism; D009790:Occupations; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D012652:Self Mutilation; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000209:etiology