| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 319 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-307) and index. |
| Contents |
[pt.1] Bodily harm. What is self-injury? -- Drawing the line : what is normal, what is not -- Why do people choose self-injury? -- The link to child abuse and early trauma -- The case for biological fragility -- Growing pains : the adolescent self-injurer -- Body image and self-injury -- The eating disorder connection -- Behind the "macho" myth : the male self-injurer -- Characteristics of self-injurers and their families -- What family members and significant others should know -- The medical side of self-injury : diagnosis and prescriptions -- What therapists should know -- Classifying self-injury and paying for treatment -- [pt.2] The S.A.F.E alternatives program. Why old cures don't work, and why our does -- How and why should I risk changing? -- Getting S.A.F.E. : the transformation -- Our patients' experiences with S.A.F.E. -- Success -- A closing message for self-injurers. |
| Subject |
Self-mutilation.
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Self Mutilation -- psychology.
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Self Mutilation -- rehabilitation.
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| Added Author |
Lader, Wendy, 1952-
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Bloom, Jennifer Kingson.
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| ISBN |
0786864648 |
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