Massive ingestion of foreign bodies by patients with schizophrenia

Soumya Basu; Subhash Gupta; S Akthar

Massive ingestion of foreign bodies by patients with schizophrenia

Soumya Basu, Subhash Gupta, S Akthar

Psychiatry Monash Health

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Abstract

Abstract

Ingestion of foreign bodies has been reported in patients with schizophrenia, sometimes leading to severe complications. This report is of a patient with schizophrenia, who ingested a variety of non-edible substances as a manifestation of the illness and developed acute intestinal obstruction. The number of articles, their shape and size were unusual. The psychopathology that led the patient to indulge in this behaviour is discussed.

Original language	English
Journal	Hong Kong Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	13
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2003

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