Healing the hurt within
Subtitle: understand self-injury and self-harm, and heal the emotional wounds
By: Jan Sutton
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: How To Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9781848032309
Subjects: Self-destructive behavior; Mental Illness; PSYCHOLOGY; Self-injurious behavior
Description: Skillfully woven together with empathic insight into the lives and minds of those who self-injure, "Healing the Hurt Within" is replete with the latest developments in the field, informative statistical data, instructive diagrams, carefully selected resources, case studies, expert testimonies, and practical self-help activities. The author's warmth, compassion, and regard for those caught in the cycle of self-injury shines through the pages of this profoundly enlightening and extensively updated 3rd edition. "Healing the Hurt Within" offers: solace, hope, and direction to those who self-injure
Notes: Title from PDF title page (viewed Jan. 30, 2008).

Previous ed.: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Exploring self-injury and self-hurt; title: Looking beyond the myths; title: Further insights into self-injury; title: Media assertions and attitudes to self-injury, the magnitude of the problem and controversies; title: Two research studies examined; title: Childhood trauma, negative core beliefs, perfectionism and self-injury; title: The cycle of self-injury and the eight Cs of self-injury; title: Dissociation and self-injury; title: Hurting and healing: true stories; title: Heal thyself; title: Guidance for family and friends, and teens considering self-injury; title: Guidelines for those working with self-injury and related issues; title: Creative works by contributors.