Genital self-mutilation in an attempt of suicide by a patient with a borderline personality

Self-mutilation acts are known to characterize the borderline personality disorders. However, voluntary cutting of the male genital organ remains extremely rare. The present paper reports a case of a 25-years-old young male with a borderline personality. The patient committed a genital self-mutilati...

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Main Authors: Aalouane, Rachid, Rammouz, Ismail, Hafidi, Hicham, Boujraf, Saïd
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3724308/