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@ARTICLE{Chechko:902349,
author = {Chechko, Natalia and Stormanns, Eva and Podoll, Klaus and
Stickel, Susanne and Neuner, Irene},
title = {{S}elf-enucleation of the right eye by a 38-year-old woman
diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder: a case report},
journal = {BMC psychiatry},
volume = {20},
number = {1},
issn = {1471-244X},
address = {Heidelberg},
publisher = {Springer},
reportid = {FZJ-2021-04198},
pages = {563},
year = {2020},
abstract = {BackgroundAutoenucleation is a rare form of self-mutilation
typically associated with psychiatric disorders such as
schizophrenia, substance-induced psychosis and bipolar
disorder. The act is usually unilateral, although bilateral
attempts are also well documented in the literature.Case
presentationIt is a case study involving a female patient
(NN) diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder who
self-enucleated her right eye following sexual intercourse
with a fellow patient, and was forcefully prevented by staff
from enucleating the second eye. We report recurrent
episodes of her illness culminating in this severe act of
self-mutilation. The motivational reasons behind this form
of self-harm along with differential diagnosis and potential
treatment options are discussed in the context of the
available literature.ConclusionAutoenucleation is commonly
associated with religious and sexual delusions, and patients
are thought to be at a greater risk of further self-harm.
Timely antipsychotic treatment is likely to reduce the risk
of such extreme forms of self-harm, although they can occur
despite robust therapeutic intervention and treatment
attempts. While self-inflicted eye injuries are rare, their
prevention in what is typically a difficult patient group is
fraught with challenges.},
cin = {INM-4 / JARA-BRAIN},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)INM-4-20090406 / I:(DE-Juel1)VDB1046},
pnm = {5253 - Neuroimaging (POF4-525)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-5253},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {33238922},
UT = {WOS:000595729000008},
doi = {10.1186/s12888-020-02974-6},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/902349},
}