Self-inflicted lesions that cause mutilation are observed in schizophrenic patients. This case report describes the diagnosis and treatment of simple schizophrenia in a 31-year-old male patient who bit his own tongue and lower lip. The dental treatment proposed included the construction of a splint to prevent new lesions and to allow healing of existing ones. The treatment afforded to avoid too...

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other deliberate injury to the female genital organs, either for cultural or non-therapeutic reasons. This barbaric act is accompanied by a variety of complications ranging from hemorrhage, fracture, infective complications, gynetresia, with its attendant sexual and obstetric difficulties, and de...

The present set of studies aimed to explore the effect of self-esteem on corrupt intention and the mediating role of materialism in generating this effect. In Study 1, we used questionnaires to investigate the correlation among self-esteem, materialism, and corrupt intention. In Study 2, we manipulated self-esteem to explore the causal effect of self-esteem on materialism and corrupt intention....

Amasanti and colleagues consider female genital mutilation in the UK, how overly intrusive efforts to help might make the problem worse, and how best to move forwards.

A Case of genital self-mutilation under the effect of delusions and hallucinations is described. The Importance of liasion between surgical and psychiatric services is highlighted.

Self-castration and penile amputation are rare life-threatening types of genital self-mutilation. The microsurgical technique replantation is the gold standard; however, there conflicting reports successful macrosurgical replantations. Being rare, this condition may even be mistaken as criminal mutilation. surgical management evolves over a few case series; therefore, it prudent to publish such...