Briere J, Gil E
Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1998 Oct;68(4):609-20. doi: 10.1037/h0080369.
Self-mutilation, examined in samples of the general population, clinical groups, and self-identified self-mutilators, was reported by 4% of the general and 21% of the clinical sample, and was equally prevalent among males and females. Results suggest that such behavior is used to decrease dissociation, emotional distress, and posttraumatic symptoms. Childhood sexual abuse was associated with self-mutilation in both clinical and nonclinical samples.
在普通人群、临床群体和自我认定的自残者样本中对自残行为进行了调查。普通样本中有4%的人报告有自残行为，临床样本中有21%的人报告有自残行为，且该行为在男性和女性中同样普遍。结果表明，这种行为被用来减轻分离感、情绪困扰和创伤后症状。童年期性虐待在临床样本和非临床样本中均与自残行为有关。
