Self-cannibalism: An unusual case of self-mutilation [2]

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 294-295

  Ahuja, Niraj ^a,b   Lloyd, Adrian ^a,b  

^a Wallsend Community Mental Health Team   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; AUTOMUTILATION; CANNIBALISM; CASTRATION; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DEPERSONALIZATION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; DYSESTHESIA; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LETTER; PENIS AMPUTATION; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE;

CANNIBALISM; COMORBIDITY; DELUSIONS; DEPERSONALIZATION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; PARESTHESIA; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SELF MUTILATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 34248185595     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670601172814     Document Type: Letter

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