@article{ref1,
title="Self-destructive behavior in patients with dissociative disorders",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="2002",
author="Van der Kolk, Bessel and Chawla, Neharika and Saxe, G. N.",
volume="32",
number="3",
pages="313-320",
abstract="Highrates of self-injury have been reported in patients with dissociative disorders, yet no prior study has directly compared these patients with other psychiatric patients. The present study assesses self-destructive behavior in a group of inpatients who have dissociative disorders compared to those who report few dissociative symptoms. These patients more frequently engage in self-destructive behaviors, use more methods of self-injury, and begin to injure themselves at an earlier age then patients who do not dissociate. Results have important implications for understanding the relationship between dissociation, childhood trauma, and self-injury and for assessment and treatment of patients with dissociative disorders.",
language="",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}