@article{ref1,
title="Psychiatric Disorders (Axis I and Axis II) and Self-Immolation: A Case-Control Study from Iran",
journal="Journal of forensic sciences",
year="2010",
author="Ahmadi, Alireza and Mohammadi, Reza and Schwebel, David C. and Yeganeh, Naser and Hassanzadeh, Mehdi and Bazargan-Hejazi, Shahrzad",
volume="55",
number="2",
pages="447-450",
abstract="The objective of this study was to investigate preexisting psychiatric disorders in self-immolation patients. In a case-control study, 30 consecutive cases of deliberate self-inflicted burns, admitted to the regional burn center, were compared with 30 controls. Mental disorders were assessed via detailed clinical interview. Descriptive data revealed that 67% of self-immolation patients had adjustment disorder (all female), 10% drug and alcohol abuse/dependence (all male), 7% dysthymia, 3% major depression, 3% anorexia nervosa, 3% primary insomnia, 7% borderline personality disorder (50% male), 7% depressive personality disorder (100% female), and 3% antisocial personality disorder. In bivariate comparisons, adjustment disorders emerged as related to risk of self-immolation (odds ratio = 13.00). This study suggests that adjustment disorder is a risk factor for self-immolation. As a result, it has been suggested that increasing education about problem-solving approaches, and coping skills for females and at-risk groups are appropriate prevention programs and strategies in Iranian communities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1198",
doi="10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01268.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01268.x"
}