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

This book is the first account of self-harming behaviour in its proper historical and political context. The rise of self-cutting and overdosing in the 20th century is linked to the sweeping changes in mental and physical health, and wider political context. The welfare state, social work, Second World War, closure of the asylums, even the legalization of suicide, are all implicated in the prom…

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

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.

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978-1-137-52962-6
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Mental Health in Historical Perspective
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