Citation

Ratsyborynska-Polуakova N, Hrizhymalska K, Andrushkova O, Lagorzhevska I. Georgian Med. News 2020; (307): 69-73.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, International Academy of Science, Education, Industry and Arts)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

33270580

Abstract

Autoaggression as a form of self-harm has many manifestations. Self-harming behavior accompanies a wide range of mental disorders, including schizophrenia. The aim of our study is to inform clinicians, including ophthalmologists and psychiatrists, about their own perforation of the eye in patients with mental disorders based on a clinical case. We present a clinical observation of a young patient with schizophrenia with penetrating damage to the right eye. The studies used specific methods of clinical ophthalmic surgery, consultations with a psychiatrist and a content analysis of professional literature on this issue. The case presented by us indicates that self-harming behavior is a frequent occurrence and indicates the presence of experiences and/or mental disorders that may lead to suicide in the future. Such behavior requires further study, research, as well as the creation of diagnostic techniques and methods of correctional work.

Language: en

Keywords

Eye; Humans; Mental Disorders; Schizophrenia; Self-Injurious Behavior; Suicide