title: Depression and hostility in self-mutilation.
abstract: The presence of depression and hostility among self-mutilating patients is investigated. Mutilators, depressives and controls comprised the research samples. Non-significant differences in intropunitive hostility and depression were found between the clinical groups. Specific item differences in the depression assessment indicated a definite qualitative rather than quantitative difference in depressive symptomatology between the clinical groups. The interaction between hostility and depression and the implications for management based on these results is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy