print email comment close The History and Mentality of Self-Mutilation URL: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4697319 Description: This National Public Radio (NPR) program discusses the history of self-injury. It notes that "self-mutilation isn't exclusively a modern adolescent issue. The disorder is an ancient one, and it is best understood as an attempt to relieve rather than inflict pain." Includes links to related information. Author: Spiegel, Alix Publisher: National Public Radio (NPR) Extra Keywords Needle girls Library of Congress Subject Headings: Self-mutilation LII Database Information: Record 16228 created by Maria Brandt on 06/13/2005 Last modification on 06/13/2005 Published: 06/13/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/16228