[Self-harm presentations in movies]

(Smertens bilder - selvskading i film.)

Full Abstract

The aim of this article is to demonstrate how movies can enhance our understanding of the phenomenology of self-destructive behaviour. Various aspects of self-harm, including psychological individual characteristics and cultural trends, have been elucidated through a strategic selection of movies. As movies represent a popular rather than a medical discourse, they can provide physicians and health professionals with different and non-medical perspectives of self-harm.

Author information

Author/s: Skårderud, Finn (F);

Affiliation: Avdeling for helse- og sosialfag, Høgskolen i Lillehammer, 2626 Lillehammer. finns(-atsign-)online.no

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række (Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen), published in Norway. (Language: nor)

Reference: 2009-Apr; vol 129 (issue 9) : pp 896-9

Dates: Created 2009/05/05; Completed 2009/05/18;

PMID: 19415103, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 5/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 May 2009 00:00:00)

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Motion Pictures as Topic
Personality Disorders - complications; psychology
Self-Injurious Behavior - psychology

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