Barnes Rachel
University Hospital of Wales, UK.
Int J Low Extrem Wounds. 2011 Dec;10(4):186-9. doi: 10.1177/1534734611426633. Epub 2011 Oct 13.
Apotemnophilia is a condition where sufferers wish to be an amputee. Currently, belief in the medical profession is that it is part of the spectrum of body dysmorphic disorder and as such patients are denied surgical correction. This can lead sufferers to extreme lengths. Proponents seek to have the disorder reclassified to a body identity integrity disorder such as gender identity disorder. In this way treatment modalities could be reassessed.
截肢癖是一种患者希望成为截肢者的病症。目前，医学界认为它是躯体变形障碍谱系的一部分，因此患者被拒绝进行手术矫正。这可能会导致患者采取极端手段。支持者寻求将这种病症重新归类为身体身份完整性障碍，如性别认同障碍。通过这种方式，可以重新评估治疗方式。
