Treating Recurrent Deliberate Foreign Body Ingestions

Patients with repeated deliberate foreign body ingestion (DFBI) are among the most challenging we see. In any given room, there’s bound to be some small object that can be swallowed. So how can we reduce the likelihood of foreign body ingestion in these patients?

Published On: 11/08/2021

Duration: 14 minutes, 32 seconds

Related Article: “Deliberate Foreign Body Ingestions,” The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report, January 2021

Victoria Hendrick, MD, and Adrienne Grzenda, MD, PhD, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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