Deliberate Self-Harm

描述(由申请人提供)：故意自残(故意破坏身体组织而没有有意识的自杀意图)在精神病学和法医环境中得到了广泛研究。这项研究已经获得了关于DSH在患者和囚犯人群中的患病率和临床相关性的重要信息。本研究将对文献做出几点独特的贡献。本项目将调查没有接触到可能混淆结果的主要精神病理学形式的样本中DSH的患病率和相关性，分析正常和病理人格特征以及典型的轴I障碍，使用自我报告和同行报告评估这些变量，并开发一种方法来研究DSH的现象学和心理功能。参与者将是2,006名空军新兵(AF)和1,900名大学生(CS)。先前的研究和初步分析表明，该样本含有大约250种自害剂(4%AF，10%CS)。有和没有报告DSH病史的参与者将在人口统计学、临床和个性变量上进行比较。对120名自残大学生(n=120)进行DSH测量，旨在评估：DSH发生的类型(如割伤、焚烧)，这些类型的共同发病率，DSH发作的频率，发病年龄，情绪先兆，伴随和跟随，自我伤害的后果(包括积极和消极的)，以及从事DSH的原因。这些数据将极大地帮助我们了解DSH的患病率、相关现象学和功能，并鼓励和促进未来对这一行为的研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Deliberate self-harm (the deliberate destruction of body tissue without conscious suicidal intent) has been studied extensively in psychiatric and forensic settings. This research has yielded important information about the prevalence and clinical correlates of DSH in patient and prisoner populations. The present research will make several unique contributions to the literature. This project will investigate the prevalence and correlates of DSH in samples not disposed to major forms of psychopathology that could confound results, analyze both normal and pathological personality traits in addition to the Axis I disorders typically studied, assess these variables using both self- and peer- reports, and develop a measure for studying the phenomenology and psychological functions of DSH. Participants will be 2,006 Air Force recruits (AF), and 1,900 college students (CS). Previous research and preliminary analyses indicate that this sample contains approximately 250 self-harmers (4% AF, 10% CS). Participants who do and do not report a history of DSH will be compared on demographic, clinical, and personality variables. A subset of college students who self-harm (n=120) will be administered a measure of DSH designed to assess: the types of self-harm performed (e.g., cutting, burning), the co-morbidity of these types, frequency of DSH episodes, age of onset, emotion_ preceding, accompanying, and following an episode, consequences (both positive and negative) of self-harming, and reasons for engaging in DSH. These data will contribute substantially to our knowledge of the prevalence, correlates phenomenology, and functions of DSH, as well as encourage and facilitate future research on this behavior.