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Shahmansouri N, Shirzad M, Zeraatiannejad Davani S, et al. An atypical suicide attempt: self-inflicted intra-cardiac injury with sewing needle. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci. 2014;8(4):80-2
Shahmansouri, N., Shirzad, M., Zeraatiannejad Davani, S., & Heidari, F. (2014). An atypical suicide attempt: self-inflicted intra-cardiac injury with sewing needle. Iranian journal of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, 8(4), 80-2.
Shahmansouri, Nazila, et al. "An atypical suicide attempt: self-inflicted intra-cardiac injury with sewing needle." Iranian journal of psychiatry and behavioral sciences vol. 8,4 (2014): 80-2.
Shahmansouri N, Shirzad M, Zeraatiannejad Davani S, Heidari F. An atypical suicide attempt: self-inflicted intra-cardiac injury with sewing needle. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci. 2014;8(4):80-2. PMID: 25798179; PMCID: PMC4364482.
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Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci. 2014;8(4):80-2.

An atypical suicide attempt: self-inflicted intra-cardiac injury with sewing needle.

Iranian journal of psychiatry and behavioral sciences

Nazila Shahmansouri, Mahmood Shirzad, Sam Zeraatiannejad Davani, Fetemeh Heidari

Affiliations

  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  2. Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  3. Cardiac Surgery Fellowship, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  4. Psychologist, Tehran Heart Center, Research Branch, Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 25798179 PMCID: PMC4364482

Abstract

Atypical cases of suicide are less likely to be seen in general hospitals, nonetheless require further investigation into the precipitating factors as well as proper follow-up. This paper illustrates a 61-year-old woman with major depressive disorder who experienced auditory hallucinations during delirious periods of taking low-dose benzodiazepines, who referred to the hospital with a sewing needle stuck in her chest wall. The needle was successfully removed. Psychiatric problems are often underdiagnosed, therefore undertreated in general hospitals. Thus close monitoring of the patients during the hospitalization and after discharge is crucial.

Keywords: Atypical Suicide; Self-Inflicted Injury; Surgery

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