TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Self-inflicted needle injuries to the eye: a curing pain
JO  - Case reports in psychiatry
A1  - Amiri, Shahrokh
A1  - Arfaei, Asghar
A1  - Farhang, Sara
SP  - 960579
EP  - 960579
VL  - 2015
IS  - 
N2  - There are few reports of severe self-injury to eyes in patients with schizophrenia. We report on a 41-year-old woman, primarily visiting for symptoms of endophthalmitis resulting from self-inflicted needles. Further evaluations established the diagnosis of schizophrenia because of arguing and commenting on auditory hallucinations and negative symptoms including social isolation, decreased self-care, blunt affect, and a monotone voice. The patient had been suffering from auditory hallucinations for several years and found relief in bodily pain caused by needles. The patient received 6 mg of risperidone. Hallucinations were resolved and self-injury behaviour was not repeated.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2090-682X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/960579
ID  - ref1
ER  -