Dursun OB, Tas FV, Guvenir T. Self-bloodletting: an unusual form of self-mutilation in adolescence.
Eurasian J Med 2010;
42:98-9. [PMID:
25610133 DOI:
10.5152/eajm.2010.27]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2010] [Accepted: 05/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
In this paper, we introduce an adolescent suffering from a rare form of self-mutilation, "self-bloodletting", and discuss dynamics of this maladaptive behavior. Deliberate bloodletting is a rare, but not unheard of, form of self-mutilation associated with eating and personality disorders. Although there are already several case reports in the adult psychiatry literature regarding the clinical features of Lasthenie de Ferjol Syndrome or factitious anemia, this is the first reported adolescent case of self-bloodletting.
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