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Titre :	Body piercing : medical consequences and psychological motivations. (2003)
Auteurs :	STIRN (Aglaja) : DEU. Klinikum der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universitaet. Klinik fuer Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotheraple. Frankfurt am Main.
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Lancet (The) (vol. 361, n° 9364, 2003)
Pagination :	1205-1215
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Corps ; Prévalence ; Histoire ; Complication ; Sociologie ; Psychologie ; Homme ; Piercing
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS TGaKR0xH. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Body piercing Is increasing in popularity around the world. In this review, l describe the history, origins, and peculiarities of various forms of body piercing, and procedures involved, variations In healing time, legal aspects and regulations, and complications and side-effects. I have also Included a discussion of the motivation for and psychological background behind body piercing. In presenting research results, I aim to raise awareness of the many risks associated with body piercing. In presenting psychological data, I intend to create an understanding of the multifaceted and often Intense motivations associated with body piercing, and, thus, to diminish any prejudices held by health professionals against people with piercings.

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