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The psychophysiology of self-mutilation: Evidence of tension reduction

open access: yesArchives of Suicide Research, 1998
Psychophysiological and psychological arousal patterns of individuals who self-mutilate during imaged self-mutilation were examined. Imaged control events (accidental injury, anger, neutral) were compared between self-mutilation and control groups ...
Janet Haines, Christopher L Williams
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Genital self‐mutilation

International Journal of Urology, 2006
Abstract  A 53‐year‐old man was brought to the emergency department having removed both testicles and amputated his penis using a bread knife. Examination of the amputated penis showed it to be unsuitable for an attempted replant procedure. The patient was taken to theatre where the perineal wound was debrided and the remaining urethra brought down as ...
Helen, Stunell   +3 more
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Self‐mutilation

British Journal of Medical Psychology, 1978
A controlled study of self-mutilators found them to be significantly more introverted, neurotic and hostile. They report excessive physical punishment in childhood, sado-masochistic fantasies and more suicidal attempts.
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Self-Mutilating Behavior

American Journal of Nursing, 1997
TOPIC. The phenomenon of self‐mutilating behnvior. PURPOSE. Self‐mutilating behavior (SMB) creates serious management problems in psychiatric settings and typically begins in adolescence. In order to plan and provide effective nursing interventions, it is necessary nurses be knowledgeable about the phenomenon.
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The functions of self-mutilation

Clinical Psychology Review, 1998
While pathological self-mutilating behavior has been clinically examined for over 65 years, and much of the literature hypothesizes some function for the behavior, there has been little attempt to integrate or differentiate between different functional ideas.
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Self-Mutilation in Female Psychopaths

British Journal of Psychiatry, 1968
Rampton is a Special Hospital catering mainly for subnormal and psychopathic patients with histories of dangerous and violent behaviour. Earlier work (McKerracher, Street, Segal, 1966) had shown that female patients were significantly more prone than males to mutilate their own bodies and smash hospital property.
D W, McKerracher   +2 more
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Self-Mutilation and the Borderline Personality

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1982
As part of a larger study of pathological self-injury, 14 self-mutilators and 14 psychiatric controls matched for age, sex, and inpatient/outpatient status were administered the Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines. Consistent with Gunderson's theory of borderline personality disorder, the self-mutilators scored significantly higher on impulse-action ...
C B, Schaffer   +2 more
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Transsexual Genital Self-Mutilation

American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology, 2005
Most genital self-mutilations in nonpsychotic patients are found in transsexuals, and premeditation of sex-conversion surgery is the main objective. In this paper, we will describe the case of a male-to-female transsexual who took out his testes as a way to facilitate the surgery and to circumvent the Brazilian laws.
Danilo Antonio, Baltieri   +1 more
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Self-Inflicted Ocular Mutilation

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1981
Self-inflicted mutilation of the eyes is an uncommon but fairly distinct entity. Patients are typically young men; they often have criminal records and histories of drug abuse. Underlying schizophrenia is a common feature. The patients frequently suffer from castration fears, oedipal conflicts, repressed homosexual impulses, severe guilt, and a need ...
H K, Yang, G C, Brown, L E, Magargal
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Self-Mutilation and Tourette's Disorder

Journal of Child Neurology, 1987
Tourette's disorder is a stereotyped movement disorder that carries with it the risk of self-mutilation. Two cases are presented in which children with Tourette's disorder mutilated themselves. Possible physiologic mechanisms by which self-mutilation occurs in patients with Tourette's disorder are reviewed and treatment strategies are discussed.
G L, Eisenhauer, R C, Woody
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