Male Genital Self-mutilation: Looked through the Prisms of the Sociocultural Insights and Repercussions | Chapter 16 | Emerging Research in Medical Sciences Vol. 2
Complete genital self-mutilation (GSM),
mostly a non-suicidal behavior, is a rare occurrence among patients with
psychotic and non-psychotic disorders. This case report is on a patient who, in
the shadow of severe bizarre psychotic manifestations with overwhelming
socio-cultural contents, completely self-mutilated his external genitals with a
sharp blade. Emergency surgical and psychiatric management improved his
condition over 4 weeks. In the light of this case, the psychodynamic,
biological and socio-cultural meanings and etiologies of GSM are explained and
discussed with relevant international literature on male genital
self-mutilation.
Author(s) Details
Naseem Akhtar Qureshi, MD,
PhD
National Center for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, 11662,
Saudi Arabia.
Abdulhameed Abdullah
Alhabeeb MD
National Center for
Promotion of Mental Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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