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P0196 - Report of schizophrenic patient who had inserted continiously several needles in various parts of his body

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

F. Pouya  and
A.G. Nejad
F. Pouya
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Kerman, Iran
A.G. Nejad
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Kerman, Iran

Abstract

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Introduction:

In schizophrenic patients,Self – mutilation may have unusual manifestations . Inserting needle in to various parts of body is one of the rare type of self mutilating behavior .. Case presentation : The patient is a 40 years old man with chronic paranoid schizophrenia who is living in the state hospital since 20 years ago. The patient stuck several needles in to his body especially various anatomical region of his face and genitalia .Other forms of self mutilation such as ingestion of thermometer and self injection of aubergine juice were observed in him.

Conclusion:

To our knowledge it is one of uncommon self mutilating behavior in a single case. He had inserted needles into parts which he heard hallucinatory voices from them. Other reasons were discussed.

Type
Poster Session I: Schizophrenia and Psychosis
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 23 , Issue S2: 16th AEP Congress - Abstract book - 16th AEP Congress , April 2008 , pp. S138
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2008
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