A History of Self-Harm in Britain

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.

This book is open access under a CC BY license. Introduction: Self-Harm From Social Setting To Neurobiology 1. Early Twentieth-Century Self-Harm: Cut Throats, General And Mental Medicine 2. Communicative Self-Damage: War, NHS And Social Work 3. Self-Harm Becomes Epidemic: Mental Health (1959) And Suicide (1961) Acts 4. Self-Harm As A Result Of Domestic Distress 5. Self-Harm As Self-Cutting: Inpatients And Internal Tension Conclusion: The Politics Of Self-Harm: Social Setting And Self-Regulation