Pharmacological reasons for psychiatric delusions

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I didn’t want to upset the civil post by AZ on the other related subject, so I thought to try another post instead. There is all kind of reasons people end up doing crazy things. Outrageous as it might seem, the bent for one-mindedness is actually kind antithetical to most other human forms of behavior. It seems to more akin to reptiles which also seem to use very little cognitive devices in their quest for living.

http://www.emedia.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/National/20030714074316/Article/
New Straits Times » National
Man who ate own penis now under mental care

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IPOH, July 13: The 33-year-old man who cooked and ate part of his penis is now under the care of Ipoh Hospital’s unit for the mentally unstable

Tun Hisan said the incident happened at 2.30am Friday, when the man stripped and sliced part of his penis.

The man claimed he had seen visions and heard voices, adding that it was very noisy at the time of the incident.

High on drugs, he claimed he heard voices instructing him to cut off his penis, wrap, grill and eat it.(snip)

[Az]

1. NPR did a peace on schitzophrenia

some time ago. It is difficult for some to imagine what it is like to be constantly assaulted by voices and images that originate inside your head. The ability to distinguish reality from aberation is heroic in the face of such an assault. The peace on NPR talked about research being done to try to convey this existance to caregivers so its not just a diagnoses in a book. They created a simulator which allowed caregivers to virtually experience the onslaught of messages in the brain. Its shocking. http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2002/aug/schizophrenia/index.html

[Heddi]

2. Locking

1) this isn't LBN. This peice is more suited for the lounge

2) LBN rules state that the thread title must be the same as the headline as it appears on the article or story you're linking to. In this instance, the correct headline would have been:

Man who ate own penis now under mental care

3) LBN rules also state that an article must be less than 12 hours old in order for it to be considered "late breaking". This article is dated July 13, more than 12 hours old.

Please feel free to repost this in another more appropriate forum, such as the lounge, Health, or the Meeting Room. Alternatively you could also post this article in Az's thread.

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heddi
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