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A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain is a 1998 non-fiction psychology book written by American journalist Marilee Strong about self-harm. Published by Viking Press , it is the first general interest book on self-harm.
Self-harm in childhood is relatively rare, but the rate has been increasing since the 1980s. [14] Self-harm can also occur in the elderly population. [15] The risk of serious injury and suicide is higher in older people who self-harm. [16] Captive animals, such as birds and monkeys, are also known to harm themselves. [17]
And self-harm is an epidemic, Walsh tells Yahoo Life, pointing to 2018 data which found that over 30,000 adolescents had self-injured at least once in the past year; prevalence was higher among ...
Self-destructive behavior is often considered to be synonymous with self-harm, but this is not accurate. Self-harm is an extreme form of self-destructive behavior, but it may appear in many other guises. Just as personal experience can affect how extreme one's self-destructive behavior is, self-harm reflects this. [7]
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Bodies Under Siege: Self-mutilation in Culture and Psychiatry is a book written by psychiatrist Dr. Armando Favazza, and published in 1987. [1] [2] [3] Bodies Under Siege is a psychiatric book on self-harm. The second edition (1996) was subtitled Self-Mutilation and Body Modification in Culture and Psychiatry.