Self-Mutilation in Soviet Prisons*

[Differential diagnosis in self mutilation].

Genital Self Mutilation

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

Genital self-mutilation.

We present a case report of a 22-year-old Nigerian student who presented to the accident and emergency unit of a Nigerian Teaching Hospital with a history of self-inflicted genital injury following a suicide attempt. He had background history of predisposition to depressive illness, a current diagnosis of a major depressive disorder, and had had two attempted suicidal episodes in the last 3 mon...

Report of Unusual Self-Mutilation in A Paranoid Schizophrenic Patient

Self-mutilation is defined as intentional damaging of the body without intent to die.  This behavior is observed among groups of psychiatric patients particularly schizophrenics.  In these patients, self-mutilative behavior may have unusual manifestations related to delusion and hallucination.  In this article, an unusual form of self-mutilation of a paranoid schizophrenic patient is reported. ...

Concept analysis of self-mutilation.

AIM This paper is a report of a concept analysis to define and describe self-mutilation. BACKGROUND Although there has been an increased interest in self-mutilation, as evidenced by recent publication of opinion literature, anecdotal reports and a few clinical studies, the concept has not been well developed to guide nursing research and interventions. METHOD Definitions and uses of self-mu...