Golnoosh Shahbaz Author

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Explaining the Effects of Psychological Factors: Trauma Exposure, Dissociation, Emotion Dysregulation and Alexithymia on Deliberate Self-harm with the Mediating Roles of Dissociation and Emotion Dysregulation

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Golnoosh Shahbaz, Maryam Bakhtiari, Mohammad Davazdahemami and Mohsen Saberi

Background and aims: Self-Harm, also known as nonsuicidal self-injury or self-mutilation is the intentional, direct act of harming the body tissue without suicidal intentions. Being of a violent and primitive nature, self-harm is a crucial clinical problem which cause great concern among clinicians. This study aims to examine relationship between deliberate selfharm and psychological variables including trauma exposure, dissociation, emotion dysregulation, Alexithymia with the mediating roles of dissociation and emotion dysregulation. Materials and methods: For this purpose, 200 (female 114, male 86) medical students of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, in Tehran, Iran were selected and assessed in terms of deliberate self-harm inventory DSHI, dissociative experiences scal... view more»

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