Volume : III, Issue : XI, November - 2014
A Case Report of Unusual Self–Mutilation in A Paranoid Schizophrenic Patient
Dr Saswat Kumar Dandpat, Dr Suresh Babu D. , Dr Shilpa A Rao
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Self mutilation is defined as intentional damage of body without an intention to die3.This type of behaviour is observed in a group of patient particularly schizophrenics.In these patients self–mutilating behaviour may have unusual manifestation related to Hallucination or delusion.In this article an unusual and chronic form of self mutilation of a paranoid schizophrenic patient is reported.The subject inserted multiple sewing needle on his own neck,chest,abdomen,root of the penis,both upper limb and lower limb over a 3–4 month period.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Saswat Kumar Dandpat, SureshBabu, ShilpaRao A Case Report of Unusual Self‾Mutilation in A Paranoid Schizophrenic Patient International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 11 November 2014
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Saswat Kumar Dandpat, SureshBabu, ShilpaRao A Case Report of Unusual Self‾Mutilation in A Paranoid Schizophrenic Patient International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 11 November 2014
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