Varieties of Pathological Self-Mutilation

Genital Self Mutilation

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

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...

[Urologic problems of self mutilation].

Two Cases of Self-Mutilation

History. Is a cultivator in comfortable circumstances Has been married tor the last twelve years, and has had two children, one of whom died in infancy and the other is a girl aged about ten and healthy : wife is alive. According to his relatives and the Police report, has never been suspected of being insane. About two months ago became the chela of a yogi who at his own request made him a lli...

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...