Xenomelia, the “foreign limb syndrome,” is characterized by the non-acceptance of one or
more of one's own extremities and the resulting desire for elective limb amputation or …

Some people have a profound dissatisfaction with what is considered an able-bodied state
by most others. These individuals desire to be disabled, by conventional standards. In this …

Xenomelia is the oppressive feeling that one or more limbs of one's body do not belong to
one's self. We present the results of a thorough examination of the characteristics of the …

Background: People suffering from Body Integrity Identity Disorder feel the intensive wish for
an amputation of one limb or another kind of handicap. Due to ethic and juristic reasons, the …

Body integrity dysphoria (BID), a long-lasting desire for the amputation of physically healthy
limbs, is associated with reduced fMRI resting-state functional connectivity of somatosensory …

Introduction Xenomelia is a rare condition characterized by the persistent and compulsive
desire for the amputation of one or more physically healthy limbs. We highlight the …

Individuals with body integrity identity disorder (BIID) seek to address a non-delusional
incongruity between their body image and their physical embodiment, sometimes via the …

Background: The urge to be permanently blind is an extremely rare mental health
disturbance. The underlying cause of this desire has not been determined yet, and it is …

Abstract Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID), also known as body integrity dysphoria and
xenomelia is a rare chronic psychiatric condition characterized by an intense and persistent …

Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID), the wish of subjects for an amputation of otherwise
healthy limbs, is a rare disturbance. Until now, BIID was seen as a symptom affecting a …