Self-Amputation in Two Non-Psychotic Patients

Self-amputation, the extreme form of self-mutilation, is uncommon. The vast majority of cases are associated with psychosis, with a small number being assigned the controversial diagnosis of body identity integrity disorder. In this article, we report two cases of non-psychotic self-amputation and t...

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Autores principales: Rahmanian, Hamid, Petrou, Nikoletta A., Sarfraz, M. Aamer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4644618/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26576171
http://dx.doi.org/10.17795/ijpbs-231
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description Self-amputation, the extreme form of self-mutilation, is uncommon. The vast majority of cases are associated with psychosis, with a small number being assigned the controversial diagnosis of body identity integrity disorder. In this article, we report two cases of non-psychotic self-amputation and their similarities with a view to highlighting the risk factors and formulating an appropriate management plan.
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spelling pubmed-46446182015-11-16 Self-Amputation in Two Non-Psychotic Patients Rahmanian, Hamid Petrou, Nikoletta A. Sarfraz, M. Aamer Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci Case Report Self-amputation, the extreme form of self-mutilation, is uncommon. The vast majority of cases are associated with psychosis, with a small number being assigned the controversial diagnosis of body identity integrity disorder. In this article, we report two cases of non-psychotic self-amputation and their similarities with a view to highlighting the risk factors and formulating an appropriate management plan. Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2015-09-23 2015-09 /pmc/articles/PMC4644618/ /pubmed/26576171 http://dx.doi.org/10.17795/ijpbs-231 Text en Copyright © 2015, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits copy and redistribute the material just in noncommercial usages, provided the original work is properly cited.
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