A case of attempted bilateral self-enucleation in a patient with bipolar disorder

Attempted and completed self-enucleation, or removal of one’s own eyes, is a rare but devastating form of self-mutilation behavior. It is often associated with psychiatric disorders, particularly schizophrenia, substance induced psychosis, and bipolar disorder. We report a case of a patient with a h...

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Main Authors: Hannah Muniz Castro, John Alvarez, Robert G. Bota, Marc Yonkers, Jeremiah Tao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-06-01
Series:Mental Illness
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/7141
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