title: Self-emasculation and self-castration: immediate surgical management and ultimate psychological adjustment.
abstract: Self-emasculation and self-castration most often occur in individuals with known psychiatric disease. In the 3 patients presented 2 performed self-castration apparently while suffering the effects of drugs or alcohol. In both instances apparent psychological adjustment was satisfactory after appropriate psychological care. In the third patient total self-emasculation occurred against the background of known schizophrenia. Immediate surgical management of each patient is presented.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002369:Castration / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013737:Testis / Q000601:surgery