Male genital self-mutilation

Indian J Psychiatry. 2011 Apr;53(2):168-9. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.82555.

Abstract

Psychiatric case reports of male genital self-mutilation (GSM) in the literature are rare and mostly anecdotal. Most of them are connected with personality disorders (Goldfield and Glick, 1970; Wise et al., 1989). In men, psychosis is an important cause for GSM, causing up to 80% of automutilations.

Keywords: Borderline personality disorder; Genital self mutilation; Male.