NCJ Number
42312
Journal
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica Volume: 54 Dated: (1976) Pages: 347-352
Date Published
1976
Length
6 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON A STUDY WHICH SOUGHT TO CLARIFY THE CHARACTERISTICS AND THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PERSONS WITH ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDERS WHO HAD RESORTED TO SLASHINGS.
Abstract
THESE WERE COMPARED WITH CONTROLS WITH A SIMILAR PERSONALITY DISORDER WHO HAD NOT RESORTED TO SLASHINGS. IT APPEARED THAT THE FORMER HAD BEEN MORE OFTEN PRONE TO REPEATED OUTBURSTS OF RAGE OR FIGHTING, DRUG ABUSE, AND EVEN OTHER FORMS OF SELF-DESTRUCTION AS WELL AS TATOOING IN PRISON. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THEY HAD AN ALCOHOLIC FATHER AND ANXIOUS, WITHDRAWN PERSONALITIES. THEY RESORTED TO SLASHING USUALLY IN PRISONS AND IT SEEMED THAT THE RESTRICTED ENVIRONMENT WITH AN ABSENCE OF SUFFICIENT STIMULI WAS CRUCIAL IN TRIGGERING SELF-MUTILATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...MSP