Citation

Gilman SL. Hist. Psychiatry 2013; 24(2): 148-165.

Affiliation

Emory University,  Atlanta, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0957154X13478082

PMID

24573256

Abstract

It is rare that a symptom becomes a disease entity. 'Self-harm' is now a full-fledged diagnostic category for DSM-5. The existing literature of the topic posits that it is a trans-historical psychiatric category and that examples of self-harm can be found from the earliest written records, which is part of the underlying argument for its inclusion in DSM-5. But how old is self-harm and indeed what defines 'self-harm' historically and culturally?

Language: en