Severe self-mutilation among Kenyan psychotics
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1986Author
Muluka, EA
Dhadphale, M
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Four case reports are presented of psychotic patients seen in clinical practice in Nairobi over a period of one year, who inflicted serious bodily harm to themselves during that period. Possible psychopathological basis for this self-damage is briefly considered. A review of the literature reveals paucity of similar reports from Africa and the third world. Reasons for this paucity are hard to come by
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3790877http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/31056
Citation
Br J Psychiatry. 1986 Dec;149:778-80.Publisher
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10378]