{"product_id":"psyche-on-the-skin-a-history-of-self-harm","title":"Sarah Chaney: Psyche on the Skin [2019] paperback","description":"Self-harm is thought by many to be a modern epidemic: a phenomenon of the late twentieth century, a symptom of extreme emotional turmoil in young people, particularly young women. Yet it was 150 years ago, within early asylum psychiatry, that self-mutilation was first codified as a category of behaviour, and explanations for a variety of self-injurious acts were conceived very differently.\u003cbr\u003ePsyche on the Skin charts the secret history of self-harm. The book describes its many forms, from sexual self-mutilation and hysterical malingering in the late Victorian period, to self-castrating religious sects, to self-mutilation and self-destruction in art, music and popular culture. Sarah Chaney's refreshing historical approach refutes the notion that self-harm has any universal meaning - that it necessarily says something specific about an individual or group, or that it can ever be understood outside the historical and cultural context of a particular era.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on her personal experiences, written in an engaging style and containing many powerful images, Psyche on the Skin challenges the misconceptions and controversies surrounding self-harm. The book is crucial reading for professionals in the field as well as all those affected by this act.","brand":"Chaney, Sarah","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46487027908947,"sku":"9781789141481","price":12.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/chaney-sarah-sarah-chaney-psyche-on-the-skin-2019-paperback-9781789141481-1153165409.jpg?v=1743544525","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/psyche-on-the-skin-a-history-of-self-harm","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}