Citation

Shoib S, Mushtaq R, Arif T, Hijaz W. Afr. J. Psychiatry 2014; 17(4).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, African Association of Psychiatrists and Allied Professionals, Publisher In House Publications)

DOI

10.4172/Psychiatry.1000115

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

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.

Language: en

Keywords

human; Depression; Suicide; male; resuscitation; case report; suicidal ideation; suicide attempt; major depression; mood disorder; clinical feature; mirtazapine; automutilation; Personality disorders; drug efficacy; hypovolemic shock; drug response; anhedonia; Article; bedtime dosage; orchiectomy; Muslim; sadness; genital bleeding; perineal urethrostomy; self mutilation of genitalia; Self-mutilation of genitalia; urinary tract surgery