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Psychological Support of Adolescent after Autocastration: A Case Report
Author(s): Anastasia Polkovnikova- Wamoto, Manasi Kumar and David BukusiAnastasia Polkovnikova- Wamoto, Manasi Kumar and David Bukusi
Previous case reports on autocastration have focused mostly on psychiatric and surgical (urology) interventions since most of such individuals appear overtly psychotic and require serious medical involvement due to the nature of their trauma. The importance of psychological support after stabilization has been largely overlooked. This paper describes an adolescent who was followed up for 2 years after an act of autocastration emanating from a religious based ordering hallucination.
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DOI:
10.4172/2165-7920.1000521
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