title: Coprophagia in a schizophrenic patient: case report.
abstract: Coprophagia is an uncommonly reported psychiatric symptom. A young schizophrenic patient exhibiting coprophagia and smearing is described here. The case is discussed in comparison with the very few cases reported earlier, most of which had evidence of brain damage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003702:Delusions / Q000523:psychology; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000523:psychology; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D064106:Human Coprophagia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
chemical_list: D006220:Haloperidol