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Foreign-body ingestion in patients with personality disorders.
David Gitlin,Jason P. Caplan,Malcolm P. Rogers,Orit Avni-Barron,Ilana M. Braun,Arthur J. Barsky +5 more
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What is known about deliberate foreign-body ingestion is reviewed, several illustrative cases are presented, and some of the clinical problems they pose are discussed, with a particular focus on this behavior in patients with personality disorders.About:
This article is published in Psychosomatics.The article was published on 2007-03-01. It has received 72 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Personality disorders & Medical literature.read more
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A review of interventions to reduce the prevalence of parasuicide
TL;DR: The author suggests eight practical steps, based on the literature and established health services strategies, for improving services to parasuicidal individuals, which are establishing case registries, evaluating the quality of care, evaluating training in empirically supported treatments for parasuicide, ensuring fidelity to treatment models, and implementing quality improvement projects.
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Hard to swallow: a systematic review of deliberate foreign body ingestion
TL;DR: Understanding the function of this behavior is critical in developing treatment for patients who engage in these dangerous, potentially life-threatening, self-injurious behaviors and an amalgam of medical, pharmacological and cognitive-behavioral interventions is recommended.
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Intentional ingestions of foreign objects among prisoners: A review.
TL;DR: For those with a history of IIFO, efforts should focus on prevention of recurrence as subsequent episodes are associated with higher morbidity, significant healthcare and security costs, and efforts to monitor patients and provide psychiatric care are potential best-practice strategies.
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Intentional ingestion and insertion of foreign objects: a forensic perspective.
TL;DR: Clinical vignettes from forensic practice of deliberate ingestion/insertion of objects are presented and specific aspects of this behavior that are critical to achieving a better understanding of it are examined to arrive at improved practice guidelines surrounding these cases.
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Characteristics of patients with borderline personality disorder in a state psychiatric hospital
Luba Leontieva,Robert J. Gregory +1 more
TL;DR: Compared to patients without BPD, patients with BPD were significantly more likely to be female, to carry a diagnosis of major depressive disorder, and to have been admitted within the past year to a state psychiatric hospital.
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Effectiveness of inpatient dialectical behavioral therapy for borderline personality disorder: a controlled trial.
Martin Bohus,Brigitte Haaf,Timothy Simms,Matthias F. Limberger,Christian Schmahl,Christine Unckel,Klaus Lieb,Marsha M. Linehan +7 more
TL;DR: The data suggest that three months of inpatient DBT treatment is significantly superior to non-specific outpatient treatment within a relatively short time frame, and improvement was found across a broad range of psychopathological features.
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Ingested Foreign Bodies of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Retrospective Analysis of 542 Cases
TL;DR: Conservative approach to FB ingestion is justified, although early endoscopic removal from the stomach is recommended, in cases of failure, surgical removal for gastric FBs longer than 7.0 cm is wise.
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Self-destructive behavior in battered children.
TL;DR: Self-destructive behavior, including suicide attempts and self-mutilation, was potentiated by interrelated variables operating in the abused child and his environment.
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Childhood sexual and physical abuse and adult self-harm and suicidal behaviour: a literature review
E. E. Santa Mina,R. Gallop +1 more
TL;DR: Empirical studies have generally demonstrated more reports of self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicidal behaviour in clinical and community populations of adults who report sexual and/or physical abuse in childhood than in comparison groups who do not report abuse.
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An open clinical trial of cognitive therapy for borderline personality disorder.
TL;DR: The results revealed significant and clinically important decreases on measures of suicide ideation, hopelessness, depression, number of borderline symptoms and dysfunctional beliefs at termination and 18-month assessment interviews.