The checkered history of tattooing is reviewed and the psychological motives of those obtaining tattoos are examined. Frequently appearing on individuals of lower socioeconomic background, tattoos are an often overlooked source of psychodynamic information. Suggestions are offered to aid the clinician in the appropriate understanding of the significance of tattoos.
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Gerald W. Grumet (1983) studied this question.
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