Self-control, selfishness and mutilation: How 'medical' is self-injury anyway?

Medical History

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 375-382

  Chaney, Sarah ^a  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degeneration theory; Neuroses; Self Injury; Self Mutilation: Self Harm

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961043513     PISSN: 00257273     EISSN: 09505571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025727300005433     Document Type: Article

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