Citation

Akhtar S, Hastings BW. J. Clin. Psychiatry 1978; 39(8): 676-677.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Physicians Postgraduate Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

681308

Abstract

Potentially life threatening self-mutilation of the nose in a patient with a severe passive aggressive character disorder is described. The phenomenological and psychodynamic features of this case are contrasted with those of schizophrenia and factitious dermatoses with similar excoriations.

Language: en