[Body piercing--risks, consequences and psychological background of a cultural phenomenon].
Many different medical specialists are confronted with the increasingly popular practice of body piercing in their daily practice. This paper describes the most typical forms of this body modification practice, their origins and peculiarities as well as their complications and side effects. Some of the multi-facetted and often intense psychological motivations for body piercing are explored.
Stirn
Aglaja
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Klinikum der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie I, Frankfurt am Main. stirn@em.uni-frankfurt.de
D046288:Body Piercing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003469:Culture; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors