Citation

Sendula-Jengic V, Bošković G, Dodig G, Weiner-Črnja M. Psychiatr. Danub. 2004; 16(1-2): 29-39.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Facultas Universitatis Studiorum Zagrabiensis - Danube Symposion of Psychiatry)

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Abstract

In this study authors have analysed a group of patients (N=65) that were treated at the Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatric Hospital Rab, during the period of 1998-2000. Detailed analysis of all anamnestic and hetero-anamnestic data as well as the observations during the treatment separated few significant patterns of self-destructive behaviour of various intensity and different possible consequences. The results showed out that within the first group of patients with self-destructive behaviour was noticed a significant increased number of younger age patients who were diagnosed with personality disorder especially borderline and antisocial type. Additionally facing difficulties with alcohol abuse and drug addiction. In a second group there were older patients with serious attempt of suicide dominantly diagnosed with endogenous psychosis, especially schizophrenia. © Medicinska naklada - Zagreb, Croatia.

Language: en

Keywords

human; age; forensic psychiatry; schizophrenia; psychosis; alcohol abuse; article; major clinical study; mental disease; personality disorder; automutilation; hospital patient; drug dependence; mental hospital; borderline state; anamnesis; neurochemistry; psychopathy; Attempts of suicide; Forensic inpatients; Overlapping; Self-destructive behaviour