PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Qureshi, Naseem A.
TI  - Male genital self-mutilation with special emphasis on the sociocultural meanings
DP  - 2009 Apr 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 178--181
VI  - 14
IP  - 2
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/14/2/178.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/14/2/178.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2009 Apr 01; 14
AB  - Complete genital self-mutilation (GSM), mostly a non-suicidal behavior, is a rare occurrence among patients with psychotic and non-psychotic disorders. This case report is on a patient who, in the shadow of severe psychotic manifestations with overwhelming socio-cultural contents, completely self-mutilated his external genitals. Emergency surgical and psychiatric management improved his condition over 4 weeks. In the light of this case, the psychodynamic and socio-cultural meanings of GSM are discussed.