Print version: Millard, Chris A History of Self-Harm in Britain London : Palgrave Macmillan UK,c2015 ISBN 9781137529619
Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction : Self-Harm from Social Setting to Neurobiology -- 1 Early Twentieth-Century Self-Harm: Cut Throats, General and Mental Medicine -- 2 Communicative Self-Harm: 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 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.