PSYCHIATRIC CASE HISTORY “ This case illustrates the complexity of diagnosis in a person with a first presentation of psychotic symptoms” born: autumn 2001 – Novara/Piedmont/Italy gender: three-penis entity occupation: creating notes, noise, anti-rhythm From the birth to August 2002, Psychofagist has been a client of its community mental health centre receiving treatment for post-adolescence malaise. In the beginning of 2003, the japanese neurological centre Amputated Vein Records noticed the case and decided to follow it out at the same time of a Belgian criminal asylum patient. After years of identity crisis, the Fiamma+Cello+Ste-composed line-up allowed to stomp the cold halls of italian and european mental hospitals. Denoted improvement in relationship (Natron, Ephel Duath, Misery Index, Mastic Scum, Cripple Bastards, Cataract, Aborted, OvO, CBT). Spring 2004 – a new lunatic asylum noticed Psychofagist, this time in Trento-Italy: Subordinate Productions granted the privilege of its assistance. Psychofagist has had at least forty hospitalisations over the last four years with what sounds like an exacerbation of his schizophrenia. In Spring 2007 Fiamma was discharged home from the liaison psychiatric service. At the end of the summer, a new malformed neurovegetative mass appeared: El Ducaconte joined Psychofagist. Three new cerebral disablements appeared in the latest Split CD with OvO and Inferno, now available through BarLaMuerte/ShoveRecs/DonnaBavosaRecs. Late 2007 – Reflections of Psychofagist’s quadruple personality disorder materialize via the Luca T. Mai breathing apparatus. This pure form of psychoplasmia is currently inducing excruciating high-tunes and alien resonances. Presently, Psychofagist is engaged with the yelling out of new degenerative opuses. Current medication, duration of treatment, efficacy and side effects should be documented... Exposure of symptoms: Psychofagist/Hybrid Viscery “Selfless Spite” split cd The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry wrote: “a match between a deviant deathgrind android and the fastest and rustiest driller in town” Psychofagist “S/T” album CD – aided by Doctor A. Lundemark, Starstruck Institute - Copenhagen The European Journal of Neurology wrote: “Warning: the chaos produced by this 5 inches plastic piece will stop your synapsis, distorting the standard flow of your thinking”. “A bullet sounds the same (in every language)” split cd w/Inferno & OvO The International Psychic Observer wrote: “Here’s the widest range of schizophrenia effects proclaimed by the most renowned Italian mental health institutes” "Raìz Diabolica" split cd w/ ThousandsWillDie The International Psychic Observer wrote: "It's as if Total Fucking Destruction is doing a collaboration with Fantômas and a jazz orchestra standing on the side of it" Physical examination: three figures in unstable equilibrium two handfuls of vocal cords sticks, drums, mushrooms twelve nichel strings installed on two wooden pieces electronic boxes and valves safety: Psychofagist presents a very serious self-injuring risk Current neurovegetative signs and symptoms: Agitation, partial complex crisis, principles of epilepsy, spasticity, convulsions Mental state examination/Orientation/Cognition Abnormalities were detected on tests of frontal lobe function Extremely high rate of speech, rhythm, volume and intonation Thought form – illogical, irrational, loose Thought content – obsessional personality Perception – hallucinations, disorganized thinking Mood – demented, apathetic, euthymic, despondent, angry fearful