Citation

Rogers T. Br. J. Psychiatry 1987; 151: 691-693.

Affiliation

Royal Edinburgh Hospital.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3446315

Abstract

Three cases of self-inflicted eye injuries are described and discussed. A review of the literature shows that several psychiatric diagnoses have been assigned to those who mutilate their eyes, and various unconscious mechanisms proposed to explain this unusual phenomenon.

Language: en