Bodies Under Siege: Self-Mutilation and Body Modification in Culture and Psychiatry by Armando R. Favazza

Bodies Under Siege: Self-Mutilation and Body Modification in Culture and Psychiatry

Armando R. Favazza

373 pages • 1996

3 editions

nonfiction psychology challenging informative slow-paced
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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. Alt...

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