Genital Self-mutilation in Schizophrenia-A Case Series | Chapter 01 | Issues and Development in Health Research Vol. 8

Background: In mental illness, major self-mutilation of various body parts, with or without suicidal intent, is common. It requires care since it poses a significant risk of major disability. The majority of cases in the literature are found to be psychotic. These are linked to numerous risk factors and motives.

In our study, we describe lacerations on the penis inflicted by two older gentlemen, both diagnosed with schizophrenia, for different reasons. The goal was to see if there were any differences in the causes for self-mutilation based on socio-demographic factors such gender and length of sickness.

Conclusions and Discussion: Genital self-mutilation has been linked to a number of psychodynamic issues. The capacity to conduct GSM without anaesthetics also suggests that attempters have a lack of pain expression. In order to treat genital self-mutilation, a multidisciplinary approach involving antipsychotics, surgery, and non-compliance must be used. More research is needed to determine the social and risk variables associated with genital self-mutilation.

Author(S) Details

S. K. Praharaj
Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College Manipal Karnataka-576104, India.

U. Bhaumik
Antara Hospital, Baruipur, Kolkata, West Bengal-700145, India.

N. Vamana
Chethana Hospital, Secundrabad Telengana-5000003, India.

P. S. V. N. Sharma
Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College Manipal Karnataka-576104, India.

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