TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Severe burns and amputation of both arms in the first psychotic episode of a schizophrenic patient
JO  - Case reports in psychiatry
A1  - Cruzado, Lizardo
A1  - Villafane-Alva, Ronald
A1  - Caballero-Atencio, Katia
A1  - Cortez-Vergara, Carla
A1  - Núñez-Moscoso, Patricia
SP  - e405713
EP  - e405713
VL  - 2015
IS  - 
N2  - An alleged reduction of sensitivity to pain in people with schizophrenia has been reported, but the nature of this complex phenomenon has not been elucidated yet. Reports of insensitivity to burns from people with schizophrenia are extremely rare. We report the case of a 24-year-old man who set both of his arms on fire during the first break of paranoid schizophrenia. As a result of severe tissue damage, both of his limbs had to be amputated. Today, at the age of 59, the patient is physically and mentally rehabilitated and is adherent to treatment. Additionally, given the uncertainty about the true nature of the alleged hypoalgesia in schizophrenia, we postulate the need for a comprehensive phenomenological approach in the study of embodiment in people with this condition.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2090-682X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/405713
ID  - ref1
ER  -