TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Self-mutilation of genitalia masquerading as suicide: A rare case report
JO  - African journal of psychiatry
A1  - Shoib, S.
A1  - Mushtaq, R.
A1  - Arif, T.
A1  - Hijaz, W.
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VL  - 17
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1994-8220
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/Psychiatry.1000115
ID  - ref1
ER  -