Paralyzed by desire: A new type of body integrity identity disorder

Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-41

  Giummarra, Melita J ^a   Bradshaw, John L ^a   Hilti, Leonie M ^b   Nicholls, Michael E R ^c   Brugger, Peter ^b,c,d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Body integrity identity disorder; Laterality; Paraphilia; Paraplegia; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BODY INTEGRITY IDENTITY DISORDER; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARALYSIS; PARAPHILIAS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84860790734     PISSN: 15433633     EISSN: 15370887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNN.0b013e318249865a     Document Type: Article

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