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Armando R. Favazza

Author of Bodies under Siege: Self-mutilation and Body Modification in Culture and Psychiatry

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About the Author

Armando Favazza, M.D., is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He is a fellow of both the American Psychiatric Association and the American College of Psychiatrists and is a co-founder of the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture.

Includes the names: Armando Favazza, Armando R. Favazza MD, Armando R. Favazza, M.D., Armando R. Favazza MD MPH

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Works by Armando R. Favazza

Bodies under Siege: Self-mutilation and Body Modification in Culture and Psychiatry (1987) 124 copies

PsychoBible: Behavior, Religion and the Holy Book (2003) 41 copies

Anthropological and cross-cultural themes in mental health : an annotated bibliography, 1925-1974 (1977) 2 copies

Themes in Cultural Psychiatry: An Annotated Bibliography 1975-1980 (1982) 2 copies

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Birthdate: 1941
Gender: male
Education: Columbia University
University of Virginia
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Associated Place (for map): New York, USA

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Works: 4
Members: 169
Popularity: #126,056
Rating: 4.1

ISBNs: 13

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