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A Case of Attempted Bilateral Self-Enucleation in a Patient with Bipolar Disorder

Attempted and completed self-enucleation, or removal of one’s own eyes, is a rare but devastating form of self-mutilation behavior. It is often associated with psychiatric disorders, particularly schizophrenia, substance induced psychosis, and bipolar disorder. We report a case of a patient with a h...

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Autores principales: Castro, Hannah Muniz, Alvarez, John, Bota, Robert G., Yonkers, Marc, Tao, Jeremiah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5509962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28748060
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/mi.2017.7141