Bodily harm
Subtitle: the breakthrough treatment program for self-injurers
By: Karen Conterio and Wendy Lader, with Jennifer Kingson Bloom
Contributors: Lader, Wendy, 1952-; Bloom, Jennifer Kingson
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Hyperion
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
Subjects: Psychology; Self-mutilation; Rehabilitation; Self Mutilation
Description: Illustrated with case studies and success stories from a diverse group of patients, BODILY HARM is one of the most authoritative books on self-injury--not only shedding light on this horrifying epidemic, but offering real hope to those who suffer, their families, and their friends.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-307) and index.
Table of contents: title: [pt.1] Bodily harm. What is self-injury?; title: Drawing the line : what is normal, what is not; title: Why do people choose self-injury?; title: The link to child  abuse and early trauma; title: The case for biological fragility; title: Growing pains : the adolescent self-injurer; title: Body image and self-injury; title: The eating disorder connection; title: Behind the "macho" myth : the male self-injurer; title: Characteristics of self-injurers and their families; title: What family members and significant others should know; title: The medical side of self-injury : diagnosis and prescriptions; title: What therapists should know; title: Classifying self-injury and paying for treatment; title: [pt.2] The S.A.F.E alternatives program. Why old cures don't work, and why our does; title: How and why should I risk changing?; title: Getting S.A.F.E. : the transformation; title: Our patients' experiences with S.A.F.E.; title: Success; title: A closing message for self-injurers.