What Is Apotemnophilia Syndrome?
What Is Apotemnophilia Syndrome? Background: The syndrome of apotemnophilia, body integrity or amputee identity disorder, is defined as the desire for amputation of a healthy limb, and may be accompanied by behaviour of pretending to be an amputee and sometimes, but not necessarily, by sexual arousal. Is apotemnophilia a mental illness? Apotemnophilia is a rare,