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by Montross, Christine


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  abandonment, 50, 55

  abiding:

  vs. active intervention, 177–79, 208

  as responsibility of doctors, 12, 179, 182, 208–9, 211–12

  abuse:

  child, 53–54

  in predisposition to self-injury, 47–48, 54

  sexual, 48

  academia, madness seen as creative genius in, 109–13

  accidental filicide, 142

  acne, 68, 79, 81

  addiction, to self-injury, 37

  ADHD, 127

  adrenaline, 6

  aggression:

  and lack of bonding, 49

  of patients, 21–23, 38–43

  alcohol, consumption of, 6–7, 21, 31, 35, 36, 37, 100, 138, 142, 163, 171

  altruistic filicide, 140–45, 158

  American Journal of Psychiatry, 142, 154

  Amma the Hugging Saint, 103, 117–19, 133

  amputation:

  BIID symptoms alleviated by, 87–88

  desire for, 12, 83–93

  ethical issues in, 85

  self-, 33, 49, 56–60, 85–86, 90

  Amritaswarup, Swami, 118

  Amsterdam, University of, 88

  animal-rights movement, 48
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  Anna (obsessive-compulsive patient):

  diagnosis and treatment strategy for, 157–61, 207

  potential for filicide by, 135–41, 144–47, 150

  anorexia, 69

  antidepressants, 4, 29, 30, 67, 73, 76

  antipsychiatry movement, 30

  antipsychotics, 29, 108, 126, 130–31, 145

  anxiety:

  in filicide, 150

  in intentional ingestion, 31

  in obsessive-compulsive disorder, 158–59

  postpartum, 150

  in tourists, 120, 122

  apotemnophilia, 83

  see also body integrity identity disorder

  arc-de-cercle (arc-en-ciel), 191–92

  arm-drop test, 9–10

  Armstrong, Lashanda, 155–56

  art, psychotic reaction to, 121–23, 126, 132

  Asia, koro in, 198–99

  asomatognosia, 92–93

  Ativan, 169

  Atlantic, 83, 90

  attachment theory, 53, 55

  autism, 35

  autonomy, 12, 89–90

  bacchanals, 197

  Bacchus (Caravaggio), 122

  Baldwin, James, 111

  Bar-El, Yair, 119–20

  Bartholomew, Robert E., 198–99, 201

  Baruch, Jay, 83

  Baudricourt, Robert de, 130

  Bayne, Tim, 87–89

  BBC, 83

  “bedlam,” origin of term, 15

  Bethlem Royal Hospital, xi, 1, 70

  brutal “therapeutic” treatment at, 15–16

  “curable” vs. “incurable” classification in, 14–15

  history of, 13–16

  as tourist attraction, 15

  Bible, 34, 119, 121

  biopsies, 31

  bipolar disorder, 69, 103, 107, 108–9, 112

  birds, group dynamics in, 203–5

  birdwatching, 114–15

  Black Plague, 202

  Blaffer Hrdy, Sarah, 153–54

  Blom, Rianne, 88

  bloodletting, 16

  Bodies Under Siege (Favazza), 34

  body, intersection of mind and, 12, 163–205, 207

  body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), 67–81

  BIID compared with, 84–85, 87

  causes of, 77–78, 83

  persistent, entrenched belief in, 80–81

  self-harmful consequences of, 72–75

  see also Eddie; Julie

  body image:

  erroneous self-perception about, 12, 67–96

  identity and, 82, 85, 86, 93

  body integrity identity disorder (BIID), 83–93

  origins of, 91–93

  treatment for, 87–91, 93

  see also Corinne

  Bondy, Philip, 85

  bones, breaking of, 36

  brain:

  effect of early trauma on, 47–48, 55

  mind and, 11, 181

  neurological function of, 8–9, 11–12, 78, 92–93, 192

  brain injury, 8, 12

  breasts, self-amputation of, 35

  Breathalyzer, 5, 98

  Bright Red Scream, A (Strong), 53

  British Journal of Psychiatry, 119

  British Medical Journal, 123

  Brockovich, Erin, 202

  Brodie, Benjamin, 84

  Broken Mirror, The (Phillips), 74

  Brown, John Ronald, 85

  Brown University, 40, 48, 53, 104, 176

  Brunelleschi’s dome, 123

  Buddhism, 17

  burial, alive, 70

  burning, self-injury through, 12, 35, 36, 75, 139

  buzzer system, for emergencies, 166–69, 182

  Calder, Alexander, 127

  California, University of, at San Diego, 92

  Canada, 201–2

  cancer:

  of author’s mother, 211

  treatment of, 129–30

  Caplan, Art, 90

  Cappello, Mary, 42

  Caravaggio, 122, 126, 132

  castration, 189

  female, 34

  self-, 33–34

  catatonia, 11, 180, 196

  see also Joseph

  Cello Concerto in A Minor (Schumann), 111

  cellulitis, 166

  Center Cannot Hold, The (Saks), 169

  central nervous system (CNS), 183

  Charcot, Jean-Martin, 190–93, 196, 201

  childbirth, 151–52

  child murder, see filicide

  “Child Murder by Parents: A Psychiatric Review of Filicide” (Resnick), 142

  children:

  abuse and neglect of, 53, 142, 144, 155

  of author, 6, 12–13, 61, 65, 82, 93–95, 114, 130, 133, 147–53, 164, 203–5, 213–16

  killing of, see filicide

  loss in death of, 209–11

  maternal harm to, 12, 135–61

  China, 198–99

  Christopher, Paul, 104

  Church, Archibald, 189

  Church of the Holy Sepulcher, 120

  cigarettes, in self-mutilation, 35

  city syndromes, 119–23

  clinical intuition, 106

  clitoris, 189

  cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), 80

  cognitive function, 8

  coin-in-the-hand test, 8–9, 180

  Colin (spiritual euphoria patient), 97–109, 116, 117, 119, 123–24, 131–32, 208

  comas, 12, 178

  command hallucinations, 33–35, 56, 59, 164

  obsessive thoughts vs., 146–47

  Complete Obsession, 83–84, 86

  Comprehensive Psychiatry, 140

  contagiousness, 198, 199–200

  control, through dissociation, 52

  conversion disorders, 176

  Corinne (BIID subject), 84, 85, 86, 93

  cortisol, 150–51, 153

  “Crazy” (Gnarls Barkley), 97

  Cree tribe, 201–2

  Crowder, J. E., 34

  Cruise, Tom, 30

  culture shock, 122

  cutting, self-injury through, 12, 36, 49–53, 75, 139

  cysts, 32

  Dadd, Richard, 15

  Daily Times of Nigeria, 200

  dancing plagues, dancing manias, 197–98, 202

  “dangerous wellness,” 107

  Dante Alighieri, 110

  Darjeeling, India, 199

  darshan, 118

  Darshan: The Embrace, 117–18

  Dawn (nurse), 139, 145, 159

  death penalty, 155

  Deborah (author’s partner), 81–82

  author’s relationship with, 6, 8, 61, 65, 93–96, 130–31, 147–48, 151–52, 212–16

  in parenting, 12–13, 65, 151–52

  defense mechanism, humor as, 42–43, 45–47

  deformation, fear of, see dysmorphophobia

  delirium, 166

  delusions:

  in BIID, 97–133

  in filicide, 143

  paranoid, 15, 109, 115, 122, 123, 124–25, 136, 143

  somatoparaphrenic, 91–92

  urge toward goodness in, 116–17, 128

  see also religious and spiritual delusions

  dementia, 112, 210–11

  demonic possession, 200–201

  dentistry, 71, 74, 79, 86

  depression, 1, 91, 106, 111, 113, 195, 208

  in catatonia, 3–11, 16

  in ingestion, 31, 42–43

  medications for, 4, 29, 30

  misdiagnosis of, 30

  of mothers, 140

  postpar
tum, 30, 112

  suicide and, 39

  symptoms of, 4

  Derek (Elizabeth’s son), 209–11

  dermabrasion, 68

  dermatology, 68, 75

  des Agnes, Jeanne, 200–201

  “desiccation,” 68

  developmental disability, self-mutilation and, 35–36

  devil, 15, 140, 143

  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), 84, 109

  diazepam, 173–74

  Dillard, Annie, 117, 132

  disability, symptom exaggeration in applicants for, 8

  disassociation, 122

  disconnection, 32–33

  disgust responses, 89–90

  disintegration, 122

  dissociation, in self-injury, 50–54, 55

  divine experiences, 12

  doctors:

  anger and resentment felt by, 37–38, 42–45, 174–75, 182–84

  consulting, 9–10

  coping mechanisms for, 42–43, 46–47, 100–101, 106, 179

  decision making by, 164–75

  ethical responsibilities of, 14, 25, 56–60, 85, 87–93, 119, 125–27

  frustation of, 26, 40–42, 44–45, 55

  as held accountable for failure, 78–79

  as imposters, 182–84

  inaction as counterintuitive for, 170–71, 177–79

  insurance company pressure on, 14

  lack of empathy in, 100–101

  primary-care, 6

  risks for, 27, 98–99

  vulnerability of, 6, 39–42, 136, 170–75, 180–84, 208, 211

  see also medicine; psychiatry

  double imposter scenario, 182–84

  draftees, symptom exaggeration by, 8

  Drexler, Melissa “Prom Mom,” 142–43

  drugs:

  illicit use of, 21, 31, 35, 36, 37, 55, 103, 117, 138, 165

  overdose on, 7, 157, 168

  see also specific prescription and street drugs

  Drury, M. O’C., 130

  dysmorphophobia, 69–70

  “Dysmorphophobia and Taphephobia” (Morselli), 70

  ears, in BDD, 72

  eating disorders, 37

  ecstasy, psychosis vs., 12

  Eddie (BDD patient), 67–71, 73, 75–81, 84

  trajectory of treatment for, 76–77, 79–81

  ego-dystonic visions, 158

  elective amputation, ethics of, 85, 87–93

  electroencephalogram (EEG), 172, 175

  Eliot, George, 107

  Elizabeth (despondent patient), 209–11

  Ellen (nurse), 190

 

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