A case control study on personality traits and disorders among deliberate self-harm patients in Malaysian hospital
Objective: This study was conducted to compare the personality traits in deliberate self-harm (DSH) patients with a control group matched for age, sex and race. Methods: A case-control study design was used in this study. A total of 50 consecutive admissions to Kuala Lumpur Hospital following episod...
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| description | Objective: This study was conducted to compare the personality traits in deliberate self-harm (DSH) patients with a control group matched for age, sex and race. Methods: A case-control study design was used in this study. A total of 50 consecutive admissions to Kuala Lumpur Hospital following episodes of deliberate self-harm were compared with equal number of controls from the admission for minor medical illness during the same period. They were assessed on socio-demographic profile, Axis I psychiatric diagnosis and personality traits. Results: The mean age for the cases and controls was 26 years old. Seventy-eight percent of them were females, mostly unmarried and majority had completed their secondary education. The respondents were Indians (52%), Malays (40%) and Chinese (8%). A high prevalence of major depression (22%) was found among the cases compared to none among the controls. Personality disorders were present in 68% of cases as compared to 38% among the controls, while sensitivity (p<0.0005), impulsivity (p<0.0005), and worthlessness (p<0.0005) were the commonly reported personality traits. Paranoid personality disorder (p<0.05) and borderline personality disorder (p<0.05) were significantly present in deliberate self-harm subjects compared to the control group. Conclusion: Psychiatric disorder, personality traits of sensitivity, impulsivity and worthlessness, and personality disorders of paranoid and borderline were common in DSH patients. |
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| spelling | upm-126532015-10-07T08:05:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12653/ A case control study on personality traits and disorders among deliberate self-harm patients in Malaysian hospital Awang, Hamidin Thambu, Maniam Objective: This study was conducted to compare the personality traits in deliberate self-harm (DSH) patients with a control group matched for age, sex and race. Methods: A case-control study design was used in this study. A total of 50 consecutive admissions to Kuala Lumpur Hospital following episodes of deliberate self-harm were compared with equal number of controls from the admission for minor medical illness during the same period. They were assessed on socio-demographic profile, Axis I psychiatric diagnosis and personality traits. Results: The mean age for the cases and controls was 26 years old. Seventy-eight percent of them were females, mostly unmarried and majority had completed their secondary education. The respondents were Indians (52%), Malays (40%) and Chinese (8%). A high prevalence of major depression (22%) was found among the cases compared to none among the controls. Personality disorders were present in 68% of cases as compared to 38% among the controls, while sensitivity (p<0.0005), impulsivity (p<0.0005), and worthlessness (p<0.0005) were the commonly reported personality traits. Paranoid personality disorder (p<0.05) and borderline personality disorder (p<0.05) were significantly present in deliberate self-harm subjects compared to the control group. Conclusion: Psychiatric disorder, personality traits of sensitivity, impulsivity and worthlessness, and personality disorders of paranoid and borderline were common in DSH patients. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2008-06 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12653/1/17.%20A%20case%20control%20study%20on%20personality%20traits%20and%20disorders%20among%20deliberate%20self-harm%20patients%20in%20Malaysian%20hospital.pdf Awang, Hamidin and Thambu, Maniam (2008) A case control study on personality traits and disorders among deliberate self-harm patients in Malaysian hospital. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 4 (2). pp. 71-82. ISSN 1675-8544 http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2008V04N2_OP06.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Awang, Hamidin Thambu, Maniam A case control study on personality traits and disorders among deliberate self-harm patients in Malaysian hospital |
| title | A case control study on personality traits and disorders among deliberate self-harm patients in Malaysian hospital |
| title_full | A case control study on personality traits and disorders among deliberate self-harm patients in Malaysian hospital |
| title_fullStr | A case control study on personality traits and disorders among deliberate self-harm patients in Malaysian hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case control study on personality traits and disorders among deliberate self-harm patients in Malaysian hospital |
| title_short | A case control study on personality traits and disorders among deliberate self-harm patients in Malaysian hospital |
| title_sort | case control study on personality traits and disorders among deliberate self-harm patients in malaysian hospital |
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