Bodies under Siege

Self-mutilation, Nonsuicidal Self-injury, and Body Modification in Culture and Psychiatry

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

AvArmando R. Favazza

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A quarter century after it was first published, Bodies under Siege remains the classic, authoritative book on self-mutilation. Now in its third edition, this invaluable work is updated throughout with findings from hundreds of new studies, discussions of new models of self-injury, an assessment of the S.A.F.E. (Self Abuse Finally Ends) program, and the Bill of Rights for People Who Self-harm. Armando Favazza's pioneering work identified a wide range of forces, many of them cultural and societal, that compel or impel people to mutilate themselves. This new edition examines the explosive growth in the incidence of self-injurious behaviors and body modification practices. Favazza critically assesses new and significant biological, ethnological, social, and psychological findings regarding self-injury; presents current understandings of self-injurious acts from cultural and clinical perspectives; and places self-mutilation in historical and contemporary context.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-06-27
Mått152 x 229 x 22 mm
Vikt476 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor352
Upplaga3
FörlagJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN9780801899669

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Preface to the Third EditionPart I: Mutilative Beliefs, Religion, Eating, and Ethology1. Mutilative Beliefs, Attitudes, Practices, and Images2. Self-mutilation in Myths of Creation, Shamanism, and Religion3. Self-injury and Eating Disorders4. Animals and AutomutilationPart II: Mutilation and Self-Injury of Body Parts: Cultural and Clinical Cases5. The Head and Its Parts6. The Limbs7. The Skin8. The GenitalsPart III: Insight and Treatment9. Understanding Self-injury10. The Assessment, Psychology, and Biology of Self-injury11. Treatment12. Personal ReflectionsEpilogue: Body Play: My Journey, Fakir MusafarReferencesIndex

"The second edition of the fascinating but gruesome Bodies under Siege by Armando R. Favazza explores the various ways in which people mutilate their bodies. Favazza explores the historical background and offers insights into how and why people do truly appalling things to their limbs, heads, and genitals. He pleads for understanding for a group of patients who are often seen as bizarre and repellent." (New Scientist) "The seminal book on [nonsuicidal self-injury]; presents a comprehensive historical, anthropological, and clinical review of the topic." (Current Directions in Psychological Science) "A compendium of cultural and clinical reports of self-mutilation and a summary of what is and what is not known about therapy, the book is a major contribution to both the anthropological and psychiatric literature. I know that having read it I will see my next self-mutilating patient through more insightful and compassionate eyes." (Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders)"