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Van Gogh Syndrome

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dc.contributor.authorRoka, Y B
dc.contributor.authorThapa, R
dc.contributor.authorPuri, P R
dc.contributor.authorAryal, S
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-16T17:20:49Z
dc.date.available2023-06-04
dc.date.available2026-06-16T17:20:49Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractSelf injury is the intentional and direct injury to self that include bite, burn, ulceration and head banging. These injuries are rarely fatal and are usually not suicidal in nature. This behavior is common among adolescents, psychiatric patients and in females. Bipolar disorder, drug abuse and metabolic syndromes like LeschNyhan and Munchausen’s syndrome are often associated with this disorder. Repetitive self mutilation is termed the Van Gogh syndrome after the famous painter who cut off his ear and gave it to a prostitute. We describe two such cases of self mutilation in schizophrenic patients. Keywords: bipolar disorder, psychiatry, self mutilation, Van Gogh syndrome
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v0i0.261
dc.identifier.citationRokaY. B., ThapaR., PuriP. R., & AryalS. (2011). Van Gogh Syndrome. Journal of Nepal Health Research Council. https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v0i0.261
dc.identifier.issnPrint ISSN: 1727-5482; Online ISSN: 1999-6217
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/6630
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNepal Health Research Council
dc.subjectBipolar disorder
dc.subjectPsychiatry
dc.subjectVan Gogh syndrome
dc.subjectSelf mutilation
dc.titleVan Gogh Syndrome
dc.typeArticle
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local.article.typeCase Study
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