Institute of psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Dr. Mohamed Fekry Abdel Aziz is currently working as a Professor assistant in Faculty of Medicine Ein Shams - Professor & Consultant of Marital Relationships.
Research
Deliberate Self-Harm and Psychiatric Morbidities in an Egyptian Sample: Cross-sectional, Case-control Study
Author(s): Dalia Hegazy Ali*, Mohamoud Farag Soliman, Mahmoud Mamdouh el Habibi, Marwa Abdel Rahman Soltan, Ahmed Rashad Mahfouz and Mohamed Fekry Abdel Aziz
Background: Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is one of the common psychiatric emergencies in medical practice. Very few studies have discussed this maladaptive behavior in Egypt. We conducted this study to evaluate possible motives, modes, and psychiatric comorbidities in patients of DSH.
Methods: This institution based cross - sectional study, included 100 cases of deliberate self-harm referred for liaison consultation in the institute of psychiatry , Ain Shams university after attending to the university general hospital emergency room. Patients were assessed by Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I), SCID-II for Axis II Personality Disorders, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), and Self- Punishment Questionnaire. Relevant sociodemographic data were collected. Data analyses were done using suitable tests... View more»