| Title |
Body Integrity Identity Disorder
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2012
|
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0034702 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Rianne M. Blom, Raoul C. Hennekam, Damiaan Denys |
| Abstract |
Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) is a rare, infrequently studied and highly secretive condition in which there is a mismatch between the mental body image and the physical body. Subjects suffering from BIID have an intense desire to amputate a major limb or severe the spinal cord in order to become paralyzed. Aim of the study is to broaden the knowledge of BIID amongst medical professionals, by describing all who deal with BIID. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 133 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 19% |
| Canada | 8 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 5% |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | 1 | <1% |
| Curaçao | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | 2% |
| Unknown | 85 | 64% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 128 | 96% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 2% |
| Scientists | 2 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 183 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Taiwan | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 177 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 44 | 24% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 24 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 7% |
| Researcher | 10 | 5% |
| Other | 27 | 15% |
| Unknown | 41 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 51 | 28% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 32 | 17% |
| Neuroscience | 10 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 5% |
| Philosophy | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 25 | 14% |
| Unknown | 46 | 25% |