Bodies under Siege, third edition

"Bodies Under Siege is an excellent book dealing with self-mutilation in depth and breadth. It is a clinical volume that should be of use to all in the mental health field. The book is also an anthropological contribution to the understanding of what it means to be human."—Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

"Bodies under Siege is an excellent book dealing with self-mutilation in depth and breadth. It is a clinical volume that should be of use to all in the mental health field. The book is also an anthropological contribution to the understanding of what it means to be human . . . I believe that this book will remain a classic in the psychiatric literature, and I recommend it to a wide audience."—Arthur Freeman, MD, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

"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, reviewing a previous edition

"The seminal book on [nonsuicidal self-injury]; presents a comprehensive historical, anthropological, and clinical review of the topic."—Current Directions in Psychological Science, reviewing a previous edition

"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, reviewing a previous edition

"A comprehensive historical, anthropological, ethnological, and clinical account of self-mutilation."—Journal of the American Medical Association, reviewing a previous edition