@article{ref1,
title="Urethral insertion of foreign bodies. A report of contagious self-mutilation in a maximum-security hospital",
journal="Archives of general psychiatry",
year="1982",
author="Rada, Richard T. and James, Wilmot",
volume="39",
number="4",
pages="423-429",
abstract="Six male patients in a maximum-security hospital committed acts of urethral self-mutilation by insertion of a foreign body. The characteristics of the self-mutilators and of this unusual form of self-mutilation are described. The social contagion aspects of the self-mutilation are strongly suggested by the perpetration of urethral insertion for the first time by five patients after direct personal contact with a previous urethral self-mutilator. Techniques used in the management of these patients are described. Self-mutilation evokes strong emotional responses in staff members, and proper patient management also must include attention to the needs and concerns of treatment staff.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-990X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}