Cannabis abuse and self-mutilation

Self-change: A pathway to cannabis abuse resolution.

Long-term daily cannabis abusers (N = 25) who without treatment stopped using cannabis for at least one year were interviewed about their past substance use, antecedents to change, and factors supportive of change. Respondents' cannabis problems decreased in the year prior to their recovery compared to their lifetime use. Respondents described their successful quit attempts through structured i...

Self-Mutilation and Homeless Youth: The Role of Family Abuse, Street Experiences, and Mental Disorders

Self-mutilation and behavioural disorder.

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Genital Self-mutilation and Erotomania

The case of a 28-year-old woman with paranoid schizophrenia is reported who presented with erotomania and who had injured her external genitals in an attempt to stop coenaesthetic dysaesthesias. The implications of the symptoms are discussed with reference to relevant literature (German J Psychiatry 2005:8:38-41).

Genital Self Mutilation

A case of genital self mutilation in schizophrenia is described and its psychopathology discussed.