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Genital Self-Mutilation in a Young Male With Psychotic Symptoms: Klingsor Syndrome – A Case Report [PDF]

open access: yesBJPsych Open
Aims: Genital self-mutilation (GSM) is a rare but severe form of self-harm often linked to underlying psychiatric disorders, particularly psychotic conditions.
Morrar I.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Autoamputation of Genitalia in Bipolar Patient

open access: yesCase Reports in Psychiatry, 2017
According to literature, genital self-mutilation (GSM) is more commonly associated with psychosis as compared with self-mutilation as a whole. There have been many case reports of GSM in psychotic disorders.
Vinod Sharma, Aditi Sharma
doaj   +1 more source

Presentation and resolution of gender dysphoria as a positive symptom in a young schizophrenic man who presented with self‐emasculation: Frontiers of bioethics, psychiatry, and microsurgical genital reconstruction

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, 2020
Gender dysphoria can present as a positive symptom of schizophrenia. Completion of gender affirmation surgeries should not occur as a result of male genital self‐mutilation via a deferral of emergent surgical reconstruction.
Rand N. Wilcox Vanden Berg   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A rare case of complete male genital self-amputation posing challenges in the psychiatric diagnosis and management

open access: yesHeliyon, 2021
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 ...
Fotios Tsanakalis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A rare cause of infertility: A late complication of female genital mutilation

open access: yesAsian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, 2016
Female genital mutilation is a cultural practice in many African and Asian societies based usually on religious beliefs. This practice made by a non medical and traditional practitioner with non sterile instruments is a source of many complications such ...
Ferjaoui Mohamed Aimen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Klingsor Syndrome: Clozapine Response in a Genital Self Mutilation Case

open access: yesNeuropsychiatric Investigation, 2019
Klingsor Syndrome has been defined as a self-mutilative behaviour to genital organs, which is rare but can be accompanied by serious complications, and is often accompanied by psychotic symptoms.
Yasin KAVLA   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genital self-mutilation in erectile disorder

open access: yesIndian Journal of Psychiatry, 2006
The majority of cases of genital self-mutilation reported in the literature have been in patients with psychosis. We report an unusual case of genital self-mutilation in erectile disorder. It is suggested that genital self-mutilation may be a pathway out of diverse psychological disorders and in non-psychotic cases it could be an expression of a ...
Sudarshan, C.Y.   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

A Rare Case of Male‐to‐Eunuch Gender Dysphoria

open access: yesSexual Medicine, 2015
Aim: The aim of this case report is to improve the awareness of this gender dysphoria both for the single patient interest as well as for the community. Methods: This is a single‐patient case report.
Maria Hermann, MD   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thermotherapy for prevention of perineal pain after vaginal birth: Evaluation of warm compresses and cold packs using a factorial randomized controlled trial

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
RCT : randomized controlled trial, mean dif. (95% CI) : mean difference (95% confidence interval), sd : standard deviation. Abstract Objective Perineal pain is common after vaginal birth and might affect maternal well‐being and mother–infant bonding.
Pauline Blanc‐Petitjean   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Penile Self-Amputation in a Patient with Schizophrenia, while on Clozapine Augmentation with Modafinil: A Case Report

open access: yesKerala Journal of Psychiatry, 2018
Genital self mutilation is extremely rare and is seen in psychotic illnesses with associated risk factors like commanding hallucinations, religious delusions, past suicide attempts, depression, personality disorder, substance abuse or gender identity ...
NRK Anish   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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