Autophagia (eating one's own body) is classified in Impulse Control Disorders in DSM-5. In Impulse Control Disorders the person fail to resist an impulse and temptation to display an act which is harmful to others and himself as well. Persons having this mental illness feel tension before performing an act but he feels pleasure while committing the act. After completing the act the individual doesn't feel regret and guilty. This mental illness occurs when an individual compelled himself to pain by biting or devouring parts of his body. It may be present with Psychosis, Schizophrenia and Lesh-Nyhan Syndrome. There are many causes behind this psychological disorder.
Treatment:
Treatment of this psychological disorder only when it has other symptoms with it like Obsessive Compulsive Disorders or Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorders. It is the job of psychologists to use the combination of psychotherapy and medications.
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