Factitious disorder with self inflicted injuries
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Five cases of self-inflicted eye injury are described and discussed. A review of the literature shows that several psychiatric diagnoses have been assigned to people who damage their eyes. A variety of mechanisms to explain this phenomenon are described.
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عنوان ژورنال: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2224-7750,2074-2908
DOI: 10.3329/bsmmuj.v10i3.32944