@article{ref1,
title="Self-mutilation of genitalia masquerading as suicide: A rare case report",
journal="African journal of psychiatry",
year="2014",
author="Shoib, S. and Mushtaq, R. and Arif, T. and Hijaz, W.",
volume="17",
number="4",
pages="-",
abstract="Genital self-mutilation is an uncommon, but severe form of self-injury. The causes of self-mutilation of genitalia are multiple that is, from command hallucination in psychotic disorder, drug intoxication, mental retardation, gender dysphasia to personality disorders. Self-mutilation of genitalia as a method of suicide is very rare in depression. Here we report a case of 28 year old male, who presented to emergency department with self-mutilation of genitalia as an attempt of suicide. Thus the clinician should always be watchful while dealing with self-mutilation in psychiatric patients, as sometimes self-mutilation of genitalia in psychiatric patients can present as suicide. © 2014 Sheikh Shoib.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1994-8220",
doi="10.4172/Psychiatry.1000115",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/Psychiatry.1000115"
}