Clinical Characteristics of Self-Mutilating Behavior in Turkish Male Subjects With Antisocial Personality Disorder: Relationship To Psychopathy

M. Alpay Ates, Ayhan Algul, Umit B. Semiz, Omer Gecici, Cengiz Basoglu, Servet Ebrinc and Mesut Cetin
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M. Alpay Ates: GATA HaydarpaÅŸa Training Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey, aates1971@yahoo.com
Ayhan Algul: GATA HaydarpaÅŸa Training Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
Umit B. Semiz: GATA HaydarpaÅŸa Training Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
Omer Gecici: Kocatepe University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Afyon, Turkey
Cengiz Basoglu: GATA HaydarpaÅŸa Training Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
Servet Ebrinc: GATA HaydarpaÅŸa Training Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
Mesut Cetin: GATA HaydarpaÅŸa Training Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2011, vol. 57, issue 3, 237-247

Abstract: Aims: The aims of this study were to determine the characteristics of self-mutilation (SM) and examine the relationship between SM and psychopathy in male subjects with antisocial personality disorder (APD). Methods: APD diagnosis was established by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R Axis II Disorders. Subjects ( N = 116) were assessed using the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised and a semi-structured self-mutilation questionnaire form. Results: In males with APD, the percentages of psychopathy and SM were 48.3% ( N =56) and 96.6% ( N = 112), respectively. There were positive correlations between severity of psychopathy and severity, number, and frequency of SM. Conclusion: Considerably high rates of SM and psychopathy were found in Turkish males with APD. The features of SM were associated with comorbidity of psychopathy. These results showed the importance of exploring the self-injurious behavior and psychopathy when diagnosed with APD.

Keywords: antisocial behavior; antisocial personality disorder; childhood trauma; psychopathy; psychopathy checklist-revised; self-mutilation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764008099339

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