Rare case report of Van Gogh syndrome in a patient with paranoid schizophrenia
AbstractSelf-mutilation is often associated with psychiatric disorders. We describe here a 22-year-old male Indian with decreased sleep, aggressive behaviour, self-muttering, disorganised behaviour, frequent spitting, biting and self-mutilation; he bit off his right ring finger and left thumb (Van G...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-03-01
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Series: | General Psychiatry |
Online Access: | https://gpsych.bmj.com/content/33/1/e100095.full |