Citation

Patra BN, Sharma A, Mehra A, Singh S. J. Forensic Leg. Med. 2014; 21: 46-47.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh 160012, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jflm.2013.11.002

PMID

24365688

Abstract

Self-mutilation has been defined as deliberate self injury to body tissue without the intent to die. There has been an association between substance abuse and self mutilation. Alcoholic hallucinosis is usually in auditory modality and regarded as harmless. But patients can indulge in self harm behavior when the hallucinosis is commanding type. We are presenting a case in which the patient inflicted multiple stab injury to his own abdomen in response to alcoholic hallucinosis. This has clinical implication to enquire about substance abuse in patients presenting to emergency setting.

Language: en