Autocastration and biblical delusions in schizophrenia.

Abstract

A young male castrated himself in response to the biblical passage, Matthew 19:12. Although extremely rare, autocastration usually occurs in men with chronic paranoid schizophrenia, with a long history of delusions of sexual guilt which can only be relieved by castration. Management of these patients is long-term, involving both pharmacotherapy and individual and family therapy.

• Authors: A C Waugh
• Journal: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (Br J Psychiatry) Vol. 149 Pg. 656-8 (Nov 1986) ISSN: 0007-1250 [Print] England
• PMID: 3814960 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Bible
• Delusions (complications)
• Humans
• Male
• Orchiectomy
• Schizophrenia (complications)
• Schizophrenic Psychology
• Self Mutilation (etiology)