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A History of Self-Harm in Britain

A Genealogy of Cutting and Overdosing

by Chris Millard

A History of Self-Harm in Britain

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Book Description

This book 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.

This open book is licensed under a Creative Commons License (CC BY). You can download A History of Self-Harm in Britain ebook for free in PDF format (1.2 MB).

Book Details

Title
A History of Self-Harm in Britain
Subject
Medical
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Published
2015
Pages
268
Edition
1
Language
English
ISBN13
9781137547736
ISBN10
1137547731
ISBN13 Digital
9781137529626
ISBN10 Digital
1137529628
PDF Size
1.2 MB
License
CC BY

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