Amphetamine usage and genital self-mutilation.
Amphetamine usage has been associated with addiction, psychosis and self-injurious behavior. We report on two patients who severely and repeatedly mutilated their own genitalia while intoxicated on amphetamines and consider possible diagnostic etiologies.
Consultation-Liason Psychiatry Service, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center/University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 94121, USA. Joshua.Israel@med.va.gov
Joshua A
JA
Israel
Kewchang
K
Lee
D000328:Adult; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012007:Rectum / Q000293:injuries*; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000139:chemically induced*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology
D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D008694:Methamphetamine