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Self-harm by severe glossal injury in schizophrenia

Author(s) -

PookalaS Bhat,

PK Pardal,

Mithun Diwakar

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

industrial psychiatry journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 0976-2795

pISSN - 0972-6748

DOI - 10.4103/0972-6748.102524

Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , harm , depression (economics) , biting , psychiatry , psychosis , psychology , medicine , social psychology , ecology , biology , economics , macroeconomics

Self-mutilation, the deliberate destruction occurs in a variety of psychiatric disorders.Many methods of self-destructive behavior have been described in literature. Patients of schizophrenia are known to attempt self-harm due to command hallucination, catatonic excitement or because of associated depression, however severe glossal injury by biting has not been reported so far.Authors report case of self-harm of glossal injury by biting in schizophrenia. Treatment and management issues are discussed.

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