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Noun. apotemnophilia (uncountable) (psychology) A neurological disorder characterized by the intense and long-standing desire for amputation of a specific limb.

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Body integrity dysphoria - Wikipedia

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Body integrity dysphoria is a disorder characterized by a desire to be disabled or discomfort ... Apotemnophilia was first described in a 1977 article by psychologists Gregg Furth and John Money as primarily sexually oriented, in 1986 Money ...

Symptoms‎: ‎Desire to become disabled, disco...

Treatment‎: ‎Cognitive behavioral therapy‎, ‎surgery

Medication‎: ‎Antidepressants

Usual onset‎: ‎8-12 years old

Apotemnophilia, body integrity identity disorder or xenomelia ...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094630/

by A Sedda - ‎2014 - ‎Cited by 20 - ‎Related articles

Jul 7, 2014 - Several other case reports on apotemnophilia were published from 2003–2009 (Table 1).^– These studies link the desire for amputation to a ...

‎Abstract · ‎Introduction · ‎Etiological hypotheses · ‎Conclusion and future ...

apotemnophilia - Wiktionary

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Noun. apotemnophilia (uncountable) (psychology) A neurological disorder characterized by the intense and long-standing desire for amputation of a specific limb.

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Why Some People Decide to Amputate Healthy Limbs - Tonic

https://tonic.vice.com/en_us/.../some-people-voluntarily-choose-to-become-disabled

Jul 10, 2017 - The phenomenon was given the name apotemnophilia and was classified as a paraphilia, or an unusual sexual interest, because these men ...

Apotemnophilia: Psychiatric disorder, neurological disorder or not a ...

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092493381600290X

by C Novais - ‎2016

Apotemnophilia or body integrity identity disorder (BIID) is deﬁned by the uncontrollable desire to amputate one or more healthy limbs or to be paraplegic.

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Apotemnophilia: a neurological disorder - The Center for Brain and ...

cbc.ucsd.edu/pdf/apotem.pdf

by D Brang - ‎Cited by 96 - ‎Related articles

One example is apotemnophilia or body integrity image disorder [1–3]. In this disorder, otherwise sane and rational individuals express a strong and specific desire for the amputation of a healthy limb or limbs.

Apotemnophilia: The Sad Stories of People Who Want Healthy Arms ...

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Mar 25, 2016 - The possibility of becoming an amputee is scary to most. These are the stories of people who want healthy arms and legs removed because of ...