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Titel:

[Attempted suicide by snake bite. Case report and literature survey]

Dokumenttyp:
Case Reports; English Abstract; Journal Article; Review; Article
Autor(en):
Strubel, T; Birkhofer, A; Eyer, F; Werber, KD; Förstl, H
Abstract:
Unusual suicide attempts often remain undetected, and bizarre methods can be a clue to psychotic origin. We report a suicide attempt by proxy--the bite of a puff adder--and provide a brief literature survey about further archaic self-injurious behaviour. Due to the easy availability of venomous snakes and the close networking of suicidal patients via the Internet, an increase in similar cases can be anticipated. A failed suicide attempt should always be considered in patients surviving bizarre a...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Nervenarzt
Jahr:
2008
Band / Volume:
79
Heft / Issue:
5
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
604-6
Sprache:
de
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s00115-008-2431-4
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18365165
Print-ISSN:
0028-2804
TUM Einrichtung:
2. Medizinische Klinik Toxikologische Abteilung (alt) (Prof. Zilker); Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie; Lehrstuhl für Plastische Chirurgie und Handchirurgie (Prof. Machens)
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