Journal article
Psychiatric Disorders (Axis I and Axis II) and Self-Immolation: A Case-Control Study from Iran
Journal of forensic sciences, Vol.55(2), pp.447-450
03/2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01268.x
PMID: 20070465
Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate preexisting psychiatric disorders in self-immolation patients. In a case-control study, 30 consecutive cases of deliberate self-inflicted burns, admitted to the regional burn center, were compared with 30 controls. Mental disorders were assessed via detailed clinical interview. Descriptive data revealed that 67% of self-immolation patients had adjustment disorder (all female), 10% drug and alcohol abuse/dependence (all male), 7% dysthymia, 3% major depression, 3% anorexia nervosa, 3% primary insomnia, 7% borderline personality disorder (50% male), 7% depressive personality disorder (100% female), and 3% antisocial personality disorder. In bivariate comparisons, adjustment disorders emerged as related to risk of self-immolation (odds ratio = 13.00). This study suggests that adjustment disorder is a risk factor for self-immolation. As a result, it has been suggested that increasing education about problem-solving approaches, and coping skills for females and at-risk groups are appropriate prevention programs and strategies in Iranian communities.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Psychiatric Disorders (Axis I and Axis II) and Self-Immolation: A Case-Control Study from Iran
- Creators
- Alireza Ahmadi - Karolinska InstitutetReza Mohammadi - Karolinska InstitutetDavid C. Schwebel - University of Alabama at BirminghamNaser Yeganeh - Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesMehdi Hassanzadeh - Iran University of Medical SciencesShahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi - Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of forensic sciences, Vol.55(2), pp.447-450
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01268.x
- PMID
- 20070465
- NLM abbreviation
- J Forensic Sci
- ISSN
- 0022-1198
- eISSN
- 1556-4029
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2010
- Academic Unit
- Research Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984949455702771
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