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Study of personality characteristics of self mutilator referred to Legal Medicine Center of Shahrekord
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Mehran Azami   1, Mohammad Hadi , Sayyed Hamid Atashpour , Hossein Molavei |
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Background & Aim: Self harm is a deliberate,impulsive and nonfatal action that hurts person’s body and
appears in different forms.The most widespread forms are injury or rupture of tissues,that called self mutilation.
Self mutilation is seen in the varieties of mental or personality disorders. However some mutilate themselves for
purpose of reparations or prosecution.This group are refered to forensic medicine.This research is done for detection
of personality characteristics of the recent group.
Materials & Methods: Fifthy clientele were diagnosed as self mutilation in Forensic Medicine Center and fifthy
quarreller and fifthy vehicle accidental, were selected by simple random sampling and assessed by shortform type of
MMPI (71items).
Result: Finally there are significant difference between self mutilation group and accidental group in scale of Hs
or hypochondriasis (P=0.032), Hy or hystery (P=0.030) and Pa or paranoia (P=0.007), but there isn’t any difference
with quareller group.
Conclusion: Based on the results, self mutilators that referred to Forensic Medicine Centers have following
characteristics: They are egoist and narcissit. They project their anger and hostility to the others. They criticize
others.
For their own sabotage, they culpable the others. They are superficial in their social relations. They need the
others’ attention and emotional support. They use their body for attract the others’ attention and for influence the
others. They don’t show anxiety and depression disorders. |
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| Keywords: Self Mutilatior, Personality Characteristics, Forensic Medicine, MMPI |
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Type of Article: Research Article |
Subject:
Forensic Psychiatry
Received: 2008/09/24 | Revised: 2008/09/24 | Accepted: 2018/03/29 | ePublished: 2018/03/29
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