Self-mutilation of tongue and lip in a patient with simple schizophrenia

Clinical Medicine and Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-45

  Munerato, Maria Cristina ^a   Moure, Sabrina Pozatti ^b   Machado, Vivian ^c   Gomes, Fernando Grilo ^c  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conservative dental treatment; Self mutilation; Simple schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLONAZEPAM; OXICONAZOLE; RISPERIDONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BITE; BRUXISM; CASE REPORT; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DERMATITIS; DRUG RESPONSE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIP; MOUTH EXAMINATION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SELF REPORT; SIMPLE SCHIZOPHRENIA; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA; TONGUE;

ADULT; HUMANS; LIP; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF MUTILATION; TONGUE;

EID: 79953291525     PISSN: 15394182     EISSN: 15546179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3121/cmr.2010.930     Document Type: Article

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