Squyres V, Law E J, Still J M
Humana Burn Center, Augusta, Georgia.
J Burn Care Rehabil. 1993 Jul-Aug;14(4):476-9. doi: 10.1097/00004630-199307000-00017.
Over a 3-year period 17 people were admitted for intentionally self-inflicted burns. The mean total body surface area burn was 29.5%, and 59% of the patients sustained an inhalation injury. Two patients died from their injuries (one male and one female). The method most often used (59%) was a flammable liquid ignited by a flame. Of those patients, 50% used gasoline. Fifty-nine percent of the patients were current substance abusers, with alcohol (80%) being the favored drug. Aside from substance abuse, psychiatric abnormalities were present in 53% of the patients. Schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorders was the primary psychiatric diagnosis (44%), with most patients having undergone previous psychiatric treatment. All had diagnosed disorders (using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual III--Revised) including substance abuse and/or other psychiatric disorders. Actual stated suicidal intent was present in 41% of the cases, and another 41% were irrational attempts to escape from or control emotional pain.
在三年时间里，有17人因故意自焚入院。平均烧伤总面积为29.5%，59%的患者伴有吸入性损伤。两名患者因伤死亡（一男一女）。最常使用的方法（59%）是用火焰点燃易燃液体。在这些患者中，50%使用汽油。59%的患者目前存在药物滥用问题，其中酒精（80%）是最常滥用的药物。除药物滥用外，53%的患者存在精神异常。精神分裂症/分裂情感性障碍是主要的精神诊断（44%），大多数患者曾接受过精神治疗。所有患者均被诊断患有疾病（使用《诊断与统计手册第三版——修订版》），包括药物滥用和/或其他精神疾病。41%的病例有明确的自杀意图，另外41%是为逃避或控制情感痛苦而做出的非理性尝试。
