Genital self-mutilation in an attempt of suicide by a patient with a borderline personality

Aalouane, Rachid; Rammouz, Ismaïl; Hafidi, H.; Boujraf, Saïd

doi:10.4103/0976-3147.112769

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“…In India and China, it is a cultural belief that penis is the source of life. 23 A 72 years old patient attempted suicide by cutting his penis at the base. He was not having any history of mental illness or any family history; his intention was to end up life in a belief that cutting the penis will bleed more and he will die easily.…”

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Suicide by unusual methods: a rare case of complex suicide

Sarma

et al. 2021

Int J Res Med Sci

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Genital Self-Mutilation (GSM) is usually associated with mental illness. It is considered as the most brutal form of self-harm. Many cases of such self-harm have been described by various authors in different times. However, its existence in absence of any mental illness and using it as a method of suicide is a matter of question. Although, some cases are reported; its incidence is very low. Its association with complex suicide is even much lower. Usually, in complex suicide, the victim chooses some methods which are less painful. Such a complicated case of complex suicide was brought to the tertiary care center of Dibrugarh, Assam for post mortem examination. The deceased, a 36 years old male was brought with history of cutting his external genitalia followed by hanging. The case has been described in this paper with relevant review literature.

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confidence: 99%