Study of personality characteristics of self mutilator referred to Legal Medicine Center of Shahrekord

Self harm is a deliberate,impulsive and nonfatal action that hurts person’s body and appears in different forms.The most widespread forms are injury or rupture of tissues,that called self mutilation. Self mutilation is seen in the varieties of mental or personality disorders. However some mutilate themselves for purpose of reparations or prosecution.This group are refered to forensic medicine.This research is done for detection of personality characteristics of the recent group. Fifthy clientele were diagnosed as self mutilation in Forensic Medicine Center and fifthy quarreller and fifthy vehicle accidental, were selected by simple random sampling and assessed by shortform type of MMPI (71items). Finally there are significant difference between self mutilation group and accidental group in scale of Hs or hypochondriasis (P=0.032), Hy or hystery (P=0.030) and Pa or paranoia (P=0.007), but there isn’t any difference with quareller group. Based on the results, self mutilators that referred to Forensic Medicine Centers have following characteristics: They are egoist and narcissit. They project their anger and hostility to the others. They criticize others. For their own sabotage, they culpable the others. They are superficial in their social relations. They need the others’ attention and emotional support. They use their body for attract the others’ attention and for influence the others. They don’t show anxiety and depression disorders.