A rare case of complete male genital self-amputation posing challenges in the psychiatric diagnosis and management
Genital self-mutilation (GSM) is a rare phenomenon encountered mostly within the context of severe mental illness. The following case report highlights a rare case of self-inflicted total penile self-amputation in a patient with a psychiatric history of polydrug abuse and attention deficit disorder...
Main Authors: | Fotios Tsanakalis, Abdullah Almadhyan, Despina Flondell-Sité |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-06-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021014523 |
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