Clinical aspects of voluntary therianthropy. Common risks of shapeshifting.

Voluntary therianthropy is the ability of a human being to transform into another animal species. Unlike other forms of therianthropy, often associated with infectious diseases (for example lycanthropy), during voluntary transformation the shapeshifter performs directed input of considerable magical energy and undergoes significant anatomical and physiological changes. As such, voluntary therianthropy is also a risky event that may lead to serious injuries, or other unpredictable complications, summarized in this article.