TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Genital self-mutilation in an attempt of suicide by a patient with a borderline personality
JO  - Journal of neurosciences in rural practice
A1  - Aalouane, Rachid
A1  - Rammouz, Ismail
A1  - Hafidi, Hicham
A1  - Boujraf, Said
SP  - 199
EP  - 203
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
N2  - Self-mutilation acts are known to characterize the borderline personality disorders. However, voluntary cutting of the male genital organ remains extremely rare. The present paper reports a case of a 25-years-old young male with a borderline personality. The patient committed a genital self-mutilation (GSM) targeting suicide during incarceration stage in jail. In addition, a discussion of the epidemiological and psychopathological aspects of the self-mutilation of borderline patients was been conducted. A particular interest is attributed to the genital self-mutilation and a review of the literature is presented.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0976-3147
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.112769
ID  - ref1
ER  -