A History of Self-Harm in Britain: A Genealogy of Cutting and Overdosing

This book is open access under a CC BY license and charts the rise and fall of various self-harming behaviours in twentieth-century Britain. It puts self-cutting and overdosing into historical perspective, linking them to the huge changes that occur in mental and physical healthcare, social work and wider politics.

Author: Chris Millard
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 08/12/2015
Pages: 268
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9781137529619

About the Author

Chris Millard is Wellcome Trust Research Fellow at Queen Mary, University of London, UK, interested in Munchasuen syndromes (including Munchausen by Proxy and Munchausen by Internet), self-harm, attempted suicide and parity of esteem in mental health. He helps run the Carnival of Lost Emotions - engaging the public about the history of feelings.