Abstract
Unusual suicide attempts often remain undetected, and bizarre methods can be a clue to psychotic origin. We report a suicide attempt by proxy - the bite of a puff adder - and provide a brief literature survey about further archaic self-injurious behaviour. Due to the easy availability of venomous snakes and the close networking of suicidal patients via the internet, an increase in similar cases can be anticipated. A failed suicide attempt should always be considered in patients surviving bizarre accidents.
| Translated title of the contribution | Attempted suicide by snake bite. Case report and literature survey |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 604-606 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Nervenarzt |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
