The differential diagnosis between self‐inflicted and nonself‐inflicted, suicidal and
homicidal, injuries is difficult or impossible in many cases and, above all, cannot be made on …

Background Prior to the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in 1990, suicides were almost unheard of
in Kuwait. However, there has been a notable increase in the referrals of suicide cases to …

Homicides with a survival of several days are not uncommon in forensic routine work.
Reconstructions of these cases by autopsy alone are very difficult and may occasionally …

Background Little is known about the psychiatric state of patients who stab themselves in the
brain (intracranial self-stabbing), including whether the behavior is usually an attempt to …

Pathology of Sharp Force Trauma illustrates and details sharp force trauma as seen in
forensic pathology case work as well as in the clinical setting, outlining how one informs the …

Penetrating stab wounds of the brain are uncommonly seen in modern times and occur
almost exclusively in homicides. We report an unusual death by self-stabbing. A 24-year-old …

Self-inflicted stab injury to the skull, particularly in the neurocranium, is a rare method used
to commit suicide. Herein is presented a case of a 26-year old woman with a temporal …

Penetrating craniocerebral injuries caused by a bladed weapon are rare events in western
countries and often occur in the course of assault. We studied all homicide-related cases of …

Introducción. El traumatismo craneoencefálico es una entidad común en el departamento
de urgencias y se ha vuelto un problema de salud pública. El trauma penetrante de cráneo …

Every 16.7 minutes, one person dies from suicide (McIntosh, 2006). What are we doing as
mental health professionals to address this situation, and is it enough? This article describes …