Analgesia during self-cutting: clinical implications and the association with suicidal ideation

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2008 Jun;62(3):355-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2008.01805.x.

Abstract

The present study examined the association of suicidal ideation in self-cutters with clinical features of self-cutting, using a sample of subjects from juvenile correctional institutions. Multivariate analysis revealed that male self-cutters and analgesia during self-cutting were significantly associated with a history of suicidal ideation. These results suggest that male analgesic self-cutters should be regarded as a high-risk subgroup for suicide.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Juvenile Delinquency / psychology
  • Male
  • Odds Ratio
  • Pain Threshold*
  • Prisoners / psychology
  • Psychometrics / statistics & numerical data
  • Risk Assessment / statistics & numerical data
  • Self-Injurious Behavior / psychology*
  • Sex Factors
  • Suicide, Attempted / psychology*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires