Report of a case of male genital self-mutilation and review of the literature, with special emphasis on the effects of the media

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-46

  Catalano, Glenn ^a,d   Morejon, Michael ^a   Alberts, Vicki A ^b   Catalano, Maria C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d TGH University Psychiatry Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; CASTRATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INTELLECT; LAW SUIT; MALE; MASS MEDIUM;

ADULT; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF MUTILATION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSVESTISM;

EID: 0029977509     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926239608405304     Document Type: Article

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