TY - JOUR ID - 81755 TI - The Study of Self-mutilation in Patients with Psychiatric Disorders Admitted to the Lavasani Hospital in 2014-2015 JO - Canon Journal of Medicine JA - CJM LA - en SN - 2676-5446 AU - Mirlohi, Seyed Mohammad Javad AU - Shariat Panahi, Maryam AU - Naseri Atashani, Fatemeh AD - Medical Student Research Committee, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran AD - Department of Psychiatry, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran AD - Student Research Committee, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 1 IS - 1 SP - 16 EP - 20 KW - Psychiatric Diseases KW - self-mutilation KW - neurosis DO - 10.30477/cjm.2019.81755 N2 - Introduction: Self-mutilation can be defined as a deliberate behavior that directly damages the body and damages body tissues or even amputations which, for a few minutes, deprives a person of the feeling or misery position. This study was performed to examine different types of self-mutilation in patients suffering from psychiatric disorders and its relation with the type of illness among patients attending to Lavasani Hospital in 2014-15. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional observation. Forty-two patients suffering from psychiatric illnesses who had performed self-mutilation entered the study. The prevalence of the type of self-mutilation, the used device, and its relation with the type of mental disorder was analyzed. Results: The Results showed that 90.5% of patients used sharp objects, 4.8% used fire, 2.4% used rocks, and 2.4% used other devices for self-mutilation. 76.2% of patients injured the organs, 19% injured the head and neck, 24% injured the body, and 2.4% injured the stomach area. Age and sex did not have a direct correlation with the place and device used (P>0.05), but type of disorder did show a significant relationship with the place and device used (P=0.001). Conclusion: It is concluded that self-mutilation in mental patients is done mainly using sharp objects in the organs. UR - https://www.canonjm.com/article_81755.html L1 - https://www.canonjm.com/article_81755_a556b01c40da493f08e878fefc06f9ee.pdf ER -