Citation

Stirn A. J. Dtsch. Dermatol. Ges. 2004; 2(3): 175-180.

Vernacular Title

Piercing--Risiken, Folgen und psychologische Hintergründe eines kulturellen Phänomens.

Affiliation

Klinikum der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie I, Frankfurt am Main. stirn@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Comment In:

J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2004;.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16281633

Abstract

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.

Language: de