Managing self harm : psychological perspectives / edited by Anna Motz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Motz, Anna, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-mutilation.

Self-destructive behavior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hove, East Sussex ; New York : Routledge, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Self-harm often arises at moments of despair or emotional intensity, and its reasons are not necessarily available to the conscious mind. Managing Self-Harm explores the meaning and impact of self-harm, and the sense in which it is a language of the body. It is designed to help clinicians, people who self-harm and their families and carers to understand its causes, meaning and treatment.Each chapter integrates theory with clinical illustration, enabling the direct experiences of those who self-harm to be heard and reflecting the populations that are most likely to self-har

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 Understanding self-harm; Chapter 1 Self-harm as a sign of hope; Chapter 2 The paradox of self-harm; Part 2 The wider context: Systemic issues and self-harm; Chapter 3 `Why do you treat me this way?': Reciprocal violence and the mythology of `deliberate self-harm'; Chapter 4 The trap: Self-harm and young people in foster care and residential settings; Chapter 5 Self-harm and attachment; Part 3 Women and self-harm; Chapter 6 Speaking with the body

Chapter 7 Absences, transitions and endings: Threats to successful treatmentChapter 8 Self-harm in women's secure services: Reflections and strategies for treatment design; Chapter 9 Self-harm cessation in secure settings; Conclusion: `If you prick us do we not bleed?'; Further reading; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-220) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-45004-8

1-135-45005-6

1-282-59538-5

9786612595387

0-203-87578-8

9780203875780

OCLC:

609634857