title: Bilateral self-enucleation in acute transient psychotic disorder: the influence of sociocultural factors on psychopathology.
abstract: Self-inflicted eye injuries are rare but a devastating consequence of a serious mental disorder. Bilateral self-enucleation also known as oedipism has been documented in ancient texts and myths. Various biologic, psychologic, and social theories have been put forward to explain this rare phenomenon. In this report, we describe a case of oedipism, which highlights the influence of sociocultural factors on the psychopathology in acute transient psychotic disorder.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India. docharisht@gmail.com
authors.forename: Thippeswamy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harish
authors.forename: Namdev
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chawan
authors.forename: Ravi Philip
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Rajkumar
authors.forename: Santosh Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003702:Delusions; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D006212:Hallucinations; D018596:Hinduism; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology