Citation

Bennum I. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 1983; 13(2): 71-84.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6659009

Abstract

The presence of depression and hostility among self-mutilating patients is investigated. Mutilators, depressives and controls comprised the research samples. Non-significant differences in intropunitive hostility and depression were found between the clinical groups. Specific item differences in the depression assessment indicated a definite qualitative rather than quantitative difference in depressive symptomatology between the clinical groups. The interaction between hostility and depression and the implications for management based on these results is discussed.