A member asked:

I need to know what is the mental illness where people desire fully functioning parts of their bodies to be amputated?

14 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Nathaniel Drourr answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Munchausen Syndrome: Munchausen syndrome is a condition in which the individual wants to have unnecessary procedures performed - often times over and over again. Even worse is the condition munchausen by proxy - a parent wants these procedures performed on their child. Hope this helps.

Answered 5/19/2014

4.3k views

Thank
Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Psychosis too: I agree with my colleague about munchausen's as one possibility. But i've also known people who were very psychotic (such as schizophrenic or schizoaffective) who self-amputated functional body parts. Wanting to remove body parts is not enough to make a diagnosis, so psychiatric consultation is wise in such cases.

Answered 4/8/2016

4.3k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

How would you find a prosthetist who understands upper limb amputation?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

How would handle phantom pain from an amputated body part?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers