A History Of Self-harm In Britain —— A Genealogy Of Cutting And Overdosing

----- 在英国的自我伤害的历史：家谱的切割和过量

ISBN: 9781137529619 出版年：2015 页码：282 Millard, Chris Springer

This book is open access under a cc by license and 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 prominence of self harm in britain. The rise of 'overdosing as a cry for help' is linked to the integration of mental and physical healthcare, the nhs, and the change in the law on suicide and attempted suicide. The shift from overdosing to self-cutting as the most prominent 'self-damaging' behaviour is also explained, linked to changes in hospital organization and the wider rise of neoliberal politics.