Citation

Williams JM, Hassanyeh F. Pers. Individ. Dif. 1983; 4(3): 347-350.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0191-8869(83)90158-7

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Two hundred consecutive admissions to an inpatient psychiatric unit were assessed on the EPQ following recovery from the disturbance for which they were hospitalized. Case-history data was also checked for these patients and extended by using a clinical-history structured interview, also administered within 1 week of discharge. Results showed that for males, high P and high N was associated with a history of deliberate self-harm (DSH) by mutilation. High N was also associated with parental violence. In females, both low E and high N were associated with a history of self-mutilation. High N scores were also more likely to have appeared in court, and high P females were more likely to have a history of bedwetting and of parental violence.None of the associations between extreme scoring on the EPQ and self-mutilation were found for DSH by overdose.