The British Journal of Psychiatry 149: 778-780 (1986)
© 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Severe self-mutilation among Kenyan psychotics
EA Muluka and M Dhadphale
Four case reports are presented of psychotic patients seen in clinical
practice in Nairobi over a period of one year, who inflicted serious bodily
harm to themselves during that period. Possible psychopathological basis
for this self-damage is briefly considered. A review of the literature
reveals paucity of similar reports from Africa and the third world. Reasons
for this paucity are hard to come by.