1979
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1979.01780040083009
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Male Genital Self-mutilation

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“…Published reports suggest a 13-18% lifetime prevalence of self-injurious behavior in young people [10,[23][24][25], but genital self-mutilation with poly-substance use in adolescence, to the best of our knowledge, has never been described. Moreover, we have not found any reports of psychological support of such patients before, during and after medical and psychiatric stabilization.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 89%
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“…Published reports suggest a 13-18% lifetime prevalence of self-injurious behavior in young people [10,[23][24][25], but genital self-mutilation with poly-substance use in adolescence, to the best of our knowledge, has never been described. Moreover, we have not found any reports of psychological support of such patients before, during and after medical and psychiatric stabilization.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…All researchers seem to agree that majority of the reported cases of GSM occur in psychotic individuals. The proportions reported are slightly different: Greilsheimer and Groves, [10] found the presence of psychosis in 87% of a study of cases, while Romilly and Isaac [3] found psychosis in 66% of all cases reviewed. To the best of our knowledge psychological support in such severe case of GSM for the patient under 20 has never been reported.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…They stated that complete removal of both testicles (26%) or complete transection of the penis (26%) were the most common discrete injuries, and complete removal of one testicle occurred in two cases (4%). 2 Most patients of genital self-mutilation have background factors of psychotic disorders, drug abuse (including alcohol) or transsexualism. [1][2][3] It is reported that 77% of the patients who committed male genital self-mutilation were suffering from psychotic disorders.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Özellikle bu dönemde sosyal anlamda bir rol modelinin olmaması, aile ya da sosyal çevre desteğinden yoksun olmaları, bu sorunları daha da baş edilmez hale getirmektedir (7,9,10). Tüm bu baskıcı, ayrımcı tutum ve davranışlara, hatta cinsel taciz ve cinsel şiddet davranışlarının çeşitli formlarına maruz kalan bu bireyler, yoğun psiko-sosyal müdahalelere ihtiyaç duymaktadırlar (11).…”
Section: Introductionunclassified