Table of contents1. Introduction: Self-Harm from Social Setting to NeurobiologyChris Millard2. Early Twentieth-Century Self-Harm: Cut Throats, General and Mental MedicineChris Millard3. Communicative Self-Harm: War, NHS and Social WorkChris Millard4. Self-Harm Becomes Epidemic: Mental Health (1959) and Suicide (1961) ActsChris Millard5. Self-Harm as a Result of Domestic DistressChris Millard6. Self-Harm as Self-Cutting: Inpatients and Internal TensionChris Millard7. Conclusion: The Politics of Self-Harm: Social Setting and Self-RegulationChris Millard