A case of clinical vampirism in Asia
Clinical vampirism in psychiatric practice is very rare and usually associated with schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder or paraphilia. An Asian case of clinical vampirism is described. It is about a 24-year-old Malay female, paramedic student, who craved for blood since childhood. She inj...
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| author | Phang, Cheng Kar Sekvakumar, Kayatri Ang, Jin Kiat |
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| description | Clinical vampirism in psychiatric practice is very rare and usually associated with schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder or paraphilia. An Asian case of clinical vampirism is described. It is about a 24-year-old Malay female, paramedic student, who craved for blood since childhood. She injured her sister and herself so that she could access and drink blood. There was no associated psychosis or medical problems. The craving for blood may represent her underlying craving for parental love and attention. |
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| spelling | upm-413562015-12-17T08:33:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41356/ A case of clinical vampirism in Asia Phang, Cheng Kar Sekvakumar, Kayatri Ang, Jin Kiat Clinical vampirism in psychiatric practice is very rare and usually associated with schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder or paraphilia. An Asian case of clinical vampirism is described. It is about a 24-year-old Malay female, paramedic student, who craved for blood since childhood. She injured her sister and herself so that she could access and drink blood. There was no associated psychosis or medical problems. The craving for blood may represent her underlying craving for parental love and attention. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41356/1/A%20case%20of%20clinical%20vampirism%20in%20Asia.pdf Phang, Cheng Kar and Sekvakumar, Kayatri and Ang, Jin Kiat (2013) A case of clinical vampirism in Asia. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 9 (1). pp. 87-89. ISSN 1675-8544 http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2013V09N1_CR03.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Phang, Cheng Kar Sekvakumar, Kayatri Ang, Jin Kiat A case of clinical vampirism in Asia |
| title | A case of clinical vampirism in Asia |
| title_full | A case of clinical vampirism in Asia |
| title_fullStr | A case of clinical vampirism in Asia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case of clinical vampirism in Asia |
| title_short | A case of clinical vampirism in Asia |
| title_sort | case of clinical vampirism in asia |
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