First published in 1987, this book is the second edition from 1996, 373 pages, illustrated, with a new Epilogue by Fakir Musafar. "Skin cutting and burning, biting off fingertips, even castration and eye enucleation are acts of self-mutilation generally associated wth mental illness. But according to the author, these horrifying behaviors have important parallels to culturally sanctioned practices such as body piecing, tattooing, branding, and other forms of body modification. " FINE SOFCOVER. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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BODIES UNDER SIEGE. Self-Mutilation And Body Modification In Culture And Psychiatry.

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Johns Hopkins University Press:

Fecha de publicaci�n

1996

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Ingl�s

ISBN 10

0801853001

ISBN 13

9780801853005

Encuadernaci�n

Soft Cover

Edici�n

2� Edici�n

Estado

Fine

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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. Although body modification and blood rituals are shown to be common in many religions, rites-of-passage ceremonies, and therapeutic procedures, deviant self-mutilation, the author argues, is a distinct syndrome of impulse dyscontrol beginning in adolescence and often associated with eating disorders. According to the author, up to half of all female chronic self-mutilators have a history of anorexia or bulimia. This edition contains new information on the diagnosis and treatment of self-mutilation; the link between self-mutilation and eating disorders; and new research on the neurotransmitter serotonin, and associated advances in drug therapy.

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Armando R. Favazza, M.D., is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He is a Fellow of both the American Psychiatric Association and the American College of Psychiatrists, and is a co-founder of the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture. .

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