A Case of Genital Self-mutilation in a Female-Symptom Choice and Meaning (2016)
This study is a Explanatory research regarding I FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Conde Ema,Telma Santos,Rita Leite,Carla Vicente,and António Mesquita Figueiredo
FGM/C Type(s): I
Health area of focus: Gynaecological.
Objective: To broaden the limits that have been associated to the self-mutilating gestures in borderline personality disorder (BPD).
Study Population: A 20-year-old female patient who resorted to the emergency department (ED) after having amputated her clitoris with a surgical scissor
Findings: The author proposes that,albeit the magnitude of the self-harm,it is possible to conceptualize this GSM within a disturbed personality with significant sexuality issues
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