Self-harm and aggression in dangerous and severely personality disordered patients of a high-security hospital
Abstract
This study examined the frequency, prevalence and co-occurrence of aggression and self-harm in patients admitted for assessment and treatment to a high-security dangerous severe personality disorder (DSPD) hospital. Results showed that most patients admitted to this unit were aggressive and many patients self-harmed during the period of study. Few patients were neither aggressive nor self-harming. Patients who self-harmed and behaved aggressively were typically aggressive before their first episode of self-harm, and the likelihood of self-harm seemed to increase during the later stages of their hospital stay. Possible explanations for these findings are offered. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
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2009
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Article
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Personality disorders, Dangerous and severe personality disorder, Self-injurious behaviour, Aggression, High security facilities
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Daffern, M. & Howells, K. (2009). Self-harm and aggression in dangerous and severely personality disordered patients of a high-security hospital. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 16 (1), pp.150-154.