TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1982//
TI  - Urethral insertion of foreign bodies. A report of contagious self-mutilation in a maximum-security hospital
JO  - Archives of general psychiatry
A1  - Rada, Richard T.
A1  - James, Wilmot
SP  - 423
EP  - 429
VL  - 39
IS  - 4
N2  - 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> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-990X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -