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Thirty-three psychiatric patients who committed self-mutilation regularly were examined an interview and special questionnaire were used to identify demographic & psychological variables related to this process.

Results showed that majority of them were single, had miserable child hood due to death or emotional separation and they lift school early & had imprisoned many times most of them were alcoholic and drug abusers.

Self-mutilation started early in life, usually after stressful life events that cause severe painful tension leading the patients to, direct the aggression toward them.

The following blood gives great satisfaction and they feel no pain through out the process.

While the main diagnostic references (DSM-III-R), put self mutilation in the diagnostic criteria of borderline personality disorder, 91% of patients were diagnosed as having antisocial personality disorder this results needs further study.