Self-mutilation and severe self-injurious behavior associated with amphetamine psychosis

Self-Cannibalism (Autosarcophagy) in Psychosis

“…Unlike other drug-induced cases of self-cannibalism where selfinjurious behavior was linked to expressions of regret (Kratofil et al, 1996), MM did not express regret and was emotionally detached when describing his actions. We postulate that this phenomenon may be related to MM's lack of insight, which is exemplified by his chief complaint at the time of presentation revolving around his desire to apply for Medicaid.…”

“…Methamphetamine use was an important factor in a previous related case report (de Moore and Clement, 2006), and selfmutilation and self-injurious behavior have been associated with amphetamine psychosis (Kratofil et al, 1996). Methamphetamine use was an important factor in a previous related case report (de Moore and Clement, 2006), and selfmutilation and self-injurious behavior have been associated with amphetamine psychosis (Kratofil et al, 1996).…”

Self-inflicted Testicular Amputation in First Lysergic Acid Diethylamide Use

“…Existing reports on self-inflicted testicular injuries reveal an association between self-damaging behavior and the presence of personality disorder, schizophrenia, or transsexuality (Money and De Priest, 1976;Greilsheimer and Groves, 1979;Siddiquee and Dashpande, 2007). In a small number of cases, the use of illicit drugs such as cocaine (Karila et al, 2007), amphetamine (Kratofil et al, 1996;Israel and Lee, 2002) and cannabis (Ahsaini et al, 2011) was associated with genital self-mutilation (for review, see Gahr et al, 2012).…”

Self-cannibalism: an unusual case of self-mutilation

“…This patient’s methamphetamine use exacerbated his psychosis. Self‐mutilation in the context of amphetamine psychosis has also been reported though in this case it is unclear how important amphetamine use was in the actual behaviour of eating his toes [2].…”