@article{ref1,
title="Rare case report of Van Gogh syndrome in a patient with paranoid schizophrenia",
journal="General psychiatry",
year="2020",
author="Mudgal, Varchasvi and Rastogi, Pali and Niranjan, Vijay and Razdan, Ramghulam",
volume="33",
number="1",
pages="e100095-e100095",
abstract="Self-mutilation is often associated with psychiatric disorders. We describe here a 22-year-old male Indian with decreased sleep, aggressive behaviour, self-muttering, disorganised behaviour, frequent spitting, biting and self-mutilation; he bit off his right ring finger and left thumb (Van Gogh syndrome). Self-harm behaviour was frequently evidenced by family members resulting in various injuries. The patient was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and was treated with anti-psychotics which resulted in a decrease in his behavioural disturbances along with treatment for his self-mutilation injuries. Here we discuss Van Gogh syndrome's presentation of self-mutilation in paranoid schizophrenia and its implications.<br><br>© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2517-729X",
doi="10.1136/gpsych-2019-100095",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gpsych-2019-100095"
}