193. Body Integrity Identity Disorder

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The docs have covered a lot of disorders of the brain that lead people to harm others, but this time the injurious behavior turns inward. Today they explore the behaviors and etiology of Body Integrity Identity Disorder and discuss the associated ethics behind the treating the condition, before covering two cases involving drastic measures to live as a person with disabilities. 

Resources

  • Sharpless, Brian A. Unusual and Rare Psychological Disorders : A Handbook for Clinical Practice and Research. Oxford ; New York, Oxford University Press, 2017.

  • truly. “I Made Myself Blind: Living with BIID.” YouTube, 30 Sept. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdRihAJ3H9Q. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

  • “Woman Wants to Be Permanently Paralysed: Body Integrity Identity Disorder.” Www.youtube.com, www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xujgH_C2q8.

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