objective: deliberate self-harm (dhs) is a deviant behavior that has been not completely emphasized in health-related studies in iran. the current study was conducted to explore the prevalence and reasons associated with the incidence of dsh in patients referring to the emergency room of baradaran-e rezaee hospital in damghan, iran. methods: fifty-four clients with the mean age of 29.4 (±10.3) ...

CONTEXT Estimates of lifetime risk of suicide in mental disorders were based on selected samples with incomplete follow-up. OBJECTIVE To estimate, in a national cohort, the absolute risk of suicide within 36 years after the first psychiatric contact. DESIGN Prospective study of incident cases followed up for as long as 36 years. Median follow-up was 18 years. SETTING Individual data drawn...

OBJECTIVE (a) To determine the prevalence of comorbid anxiety disorder in ADHD, defined by diagnostic criteria and (b) to compare anxiety as reported by parents and participants with clinician assessment. METHOD Children with ADHD were assessed for comorbid anxiety disorder using the Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule for Children. Parent report (Conners' Parent Rating Scale-Revised: Long ve...

OBJECTIVE Deliberate self-harm (DHS) is a deviant behavior that has been not completely emphasized in health-related studies in Iran. The current study was conducted to explore the prevalence and reasons associated with the incidence of DSH in patients referring to the emergency room of Baradaran-e Rezaee Hospital in Damghan, Iran. METHODS Fifty-four clients with the mean age of 29.4 (±10.3) ...

BACKGROUND During the last decade there is a growing scientific interest in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). The aim of the current paper was to review systematically the literature with a special focus on the associations between self-injurious behaviours and externalizing psychopathology. An additional aim was to review terminology and measurements of self-injurious behaviour and the connectio...

The field of clinical psychology may benefit from adopting a deliberate self-injury syndrome as a distinct disorder for representation in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev.; American Psychiatric Association, 2000). The phenomenological and empirical data supporting a deliberate self-injury syndrome are reviewed, and arguments for and against the adopti...

OBJECTIVE Research on deliberate self-harm (intentionally injuring oneself without suicidal intent) has focused on clinical and forensic populations. Studying only these populations, which typically have serious psychopathology, may lead to inflated estimates of the association between self-harm and psychiatric disorder, as well as of the prevalence of deliberate self-harm. The present study in...

BACKGROUND The status and differentiation of comorbid borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder is worthy of clarification. AIMS To determine whether comorbid borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder are interdependent or independent conditions. METHOD We interviewed patients diagnosed with either a borderline personality disorder and/or a bipolar condition. RESULTS...

conclusions it can be concluded that schizophrenia and drug-induced psychotic disorder were the most common types of disorders that are at risk of self-injury. background self-injury is defined as the intentional injuring of one’s own body without apparent suicidal intent. self-harm is encountered frequently in psychiatric hospitals. deliberate self-harm may be found in patients with a variety ...