Problem
Body integrity dysphoria
Other Names:
Body integrity identity disorderAmputee identity disorder
Xenomelia
Apotemnophilia
Nature:
Body integrity dysphoria is an extremely rare condition, in which people crave cutting off their healthy limb (especially an arm or leg) because they feel a mismatch between their mental and physical image.
Incidence:
In 1999, two men pleaded successfully with a Scottish surgeon to have their lower legs amputated. A quack doctor in the USA was indicted for murder after carrying out leg amputations on healthy men, who both died of gangrene.
Broader Problems:
Limb disordersLimb disordersObsessive-compulsive disorder Related Problems:
ScarificationMünchausen syndromeVoluntary physical sufferingVoluntary physical suffering Reduces:
Suicide Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST