TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Self-castration
JO  - Harefuah
A1  - Sirota, P.
A1  - Megged, S.
A1  - Stein, D.
A1  - Benatov, R.
SP  - 186
EP  - 8, 240, 239
VL  - 126
IS  - 4
N2  - Self-castration has been described in different eras and societies. It usually occurs in transsexualism, serious personality disorders and psychosis. It is not impulsive, but the result of long-standing conflicts, usually involving difficulties with male identity and inability to cope with sexual drives. Schizophrenics usually act under the influence of delusions and hallucinations. The medical and social attitudes to self-castration are never unequivocal. There are 60 case reports in the psychiatric literature. We describe a 35-year-old schizophrenic who castrated himself.<p /> <p>Language: he</p> 
LA  - he
SN  - 0017-7768
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -