@article{ref1,
title="Investigating the Co-Occurrence of Self-Mutilation and Suicide Attempts among Opioid-Dependent Individuals",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="2010",
author="Maloney, Elizabeth and Degenhardt, Louisa and Darke, S. and Nelson, E. C.",
volume="40",
number="1",
pages="50-62",
abstract="The prevalence and risk factors associated with self-mutilation among opioid dependent cases and controls were determined, and the co-occurrence of self-mutilation and attempted suicide was examined. The prevalence of self-mutilation among cases and controls did not differ significantly (25% vs. 23%, respectively), with gender differences identified among cases only. A number of risk factors were found to be associated with self-mutilation, including borderline personality disorder, alcohol dependence, childhood sexual abuse, and multiple suicide attempts. Not only is self-mutilation a clinically significant problem, but when combined with a history of attempted suicide, the psychological dysfunction observed is markedly high.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="10.1521/suli.2010.40.1.50",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2010.40.1.50"
}