Bodies under siege: Self-mutilation and body modification in culture and psychiatry

Author(s) : Armando R. Favazza

Bodies under siege: Self-mutilation and body modification in culture and psychiatry

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  • Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Published : 1996
  • Category :
    Culture and Psychoanalysis
  • Catalogue No : 8748
  • ISBN 13 : 9780801853005
  • ISBN 10 : 0801853001
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This work analyzes the complex issues surrounding self-mutilation, drawing on case studies from clinical psychiatry and cultural anthropology to show that the phenomenon is deeply embedded culturally, and far more common than is often thought. This edition includes data on diagnosis and treatment. 373 pages.

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