title: [Body-modification - bodily harm or cult of the body? An examination by a public medical officer].
abstract: In connection with manually performed and lasting changes in themselves, known as body modification, the guardianship authority Zurich examined together with the city's public health physician at the request of relatives of the person affected, whether guardianship measures were to set up to the person concerned to protect against further changes to her body. The legal and medical examination revealed that the person concerned must be judicious about applying changes to her body and no further measures are necessary.
authors.affiliation: Stadtärztlicher Dienst Zürich. ulrich.erlinger@zuerich.ch
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Erlinger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001828:Body Image; D046289:Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D046288:Body Piercing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004954:Esthetics; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009042:Motivation; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D012925:Social Conformity; D012933:Social Identification; D013653:Tattooing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries; D055815:Young Adult