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Penile Self-Mutilation Presenting as Rational Attempted Suicide

open access: yes, 1991
Genital self-mutilation is rare, and reports suggest that it is usually associated with psychotic illness. We report a case in which penile self-mutilation was an attempt to commit suicide and justified as a rational action.
Gregory Kane   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Living in the Mycelial World

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
wiley   +1 more source

P01-237 - Dissecting the pain: self-mutilation in adolescents

open access: yes, 2010
IntroductionSelf-mutilation refers to a variety of behaviors in which individuals deliberately inflict body lesions against themselves, with not accepted or even socially reproved purposes, but with no suicidal intent.
S. Pedroso, M. Soares, J. Garrido
core   +1 more source

Lesch-Nyhan syndrome: A case report

open access: yesJournal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2008
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, a rare inborn error of metabolism, is characterized by mental retardation and self-destructive behavior resulting in self-mutilation through biting and scratching.
Kale A, Shah K, Hallikerimath S
doaj  

Lateral Tarsorrhaphy and Fixation on the Orbital Ligament to Correct Macroblepharon in Dogs: 77 Palpebral Fissures

open access: yesVeterinary Ophthalmology, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 448-456, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Purpose To describe a surgical method for correcting lower lid entropion, lateral canthal entropion, and macroblepharon. Methods Lid margins were incised at a 45° angle, and lateral lid margins and a rhomboid shaped piece of skin were resected based on the degree of macroblepharon.
Maximilian Werner‐Tutschku   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of self-mutilation seen in the cases of suicide at the Johannesburg Forensic Pathology Service [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Medicine In the Health Science Faculty University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg February 2014The act of self-mutilation has sparked much interest over the years ...
Gobey, Erin
core  

War, Trauma and Diasporic Identity in Vyvyane Loh's Breaking the Tongue

open access: yesWorld Englishes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Japan's involvement in the Second World War offers provocative narrative material for authors who write about the cultural politics of race under wartime conditions, such as the internment experience of Japanese Americans in the United States and the mass killings of Chinese (Operation Sook Ching), suspected of anti‐Japanese sentiments in ...
Walter S. H. Lim
wiley   +1 more source

Ritualized reflection in human dissection: Liminality, ethical negotiation, and professional identity formation among South Korean medical students

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, Volume 19, Issue 11, Page 1998-2007, November 2026.
Abstract Human dissection is a foundational component of medical education, yet it places students in profound ethical tension between scientific objectification and respect for human dignity. While prior studies have documented students' emotional responses, the structural transformation of their moral narratives over time, particularly within non ...
Jun‐Ki Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Atypical Presentation of Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type IIB: A Family of HSAN IIB With Spasticity Presentation and Review on Sensory Neuropathies With Spasticity

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 11, November 2026.
ABSTRACT A 10‐year‐old boy from a consanguineous family presented with progressive lower‐limb spasticity and a family history of painless, non‐healing trophic ulcers of the lower limbs. Genetic testing identified a homozygous FAM134B mutation, confirming HSAN IIB and expanding its clinical spectrum with early pyramidal involvement.
Farzad Ahmadabadi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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