title: Auto-evisceration in an elderly schizophrenic female.
abstract: Auto-evisceration is a severe form of self-mutilation. The majority of cases consist of middle-aged male psychiatric patients with a history of depression, schizophrenia or drug abuse. Here we describe a case of right-sided auto-evisceration by a 72-year-old schizophrenic patient who has been living in a psychiatric institute since she was diagnosed 33 years ago. Following a commanding auditory hallucination, she auto-eviscerated her right eye manually. The patient was admitted to the ophthalmology hospital for further evaluation and treatment.
authors: , Tehran, Iran.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Eshraghy
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Abdi
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authors: N
authors: Faramarzi
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Esfahani
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Akbari Baghbani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017234:Eye Evisceration; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000523:psychology*