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Autocastration and Biblical Delusions in Schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Arnold C. Waugh
Arnold C. Waugh*
Affiliation:
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Queensland4102, Australia
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∗ Correspondence
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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.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 149 , Issue 5 , November 1986 , pp. 656 - 658
Copyright
Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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