Problem solving skills and childhood traumas in patients who self-injured by punching glass during an anger outburst

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the problem solving skills and its childhood traumas among the patients who failed to control their anger and injured their hands and wrists after punching a window or door glass. Methods: The patients who admitted to emergency service with severe wrist injury including tendon, vessel or nerve cut were included. Twenty-five patients who punching glass constituted study group (23 men, 2 women) and 14 patients who accidentally injured their hands (13 men, 1 woman) included as control group. A few days after wrist operation the patients were informed and asked for study participation. Problem Solving Inventory (PSI) and Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) were applied to all patients. Results: The mean age of the study and control groups was 25.9 and 29.7 years, respectively. Ratios of right hand injury in the study and the control groups were 84% and 43%, respectively (p=0.008). The study group showed higher childhood emotional and physical trauma scores than the control group but the difference was not statistically significant (p>0.05). PSI scores were higher in the study group than the controls which means problem solving skills were poorer in the study group (p=0.001). PSI scores, CTQ total score (p