%0 Journal Article
%T The effect of therapeutic phlebotomy for hemochromatosis on non
%A Benjamin JC Newham
%A Rahul Khanna
%J The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
%@ 1541-3527
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0091217418791451
%X Self-phlebotomy has been described as a form of non-suicidal self-injury. However, a relationship between non-suicidal self-injury and therapeutic phlebotomy for hemochromatosis has not previously been described. Case presentation: We present a case of a 52-year-old man in whom the frequency of his therapeutic phlebotomy and non-suicidal self-injury were inversely linked, leading to adverse outcomes when his phlebotomy was suspended. This is the first report describing the relationship between non-suicidal self-injury and therapeutic phlebotomy. This case highlights the need for risk assessment and monitoring of self-harm in patients who are undergoing therapeutic phlebotomy in order to prevent adverse outcomes
%K phlebotomy
%K venesection
%K hemochromatosis
%K self-harm
%K non-suicidal self-injury
%K self-injurious behavior
%K risk assessment
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0091217418791451