| Edition |
Rev. ed. |
| Description |
275 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Previous ed.: 1998. |
| Contents |
What is self-mutilation? -- The phenomenon of a self-destructive art -- Who is the self-mutilator? -- The reactions of others -- How the disorder takes shape -- How and why the disorder deepens -- Attachment patterns -- The benefits of self-wounding -- The value of pain in our culture -- The family system -- Incest and other childhood abuse: fusing pain with security -- A perspective on change -- Reaching out to reach in -- Who can be the helpers? -- Bumps along the road -- Caught between symptom and attachment -- Moving backwards to recovery -- Achieving genuine communication with others -- Analyzing and confronting the past -- Epilogue -- Afterword, 2006. |
| Subject |
Self-mutilation -- Popular works.
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Self-mutilation. |
| Genre/Form |
Popular works.
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| Subject |
Self-mutilation -- Treatment -- Popular works.
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Self-mutilation -- Treatment. |
| ISBN |
0393319385 paperback |
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9780393319385 paperback |
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