Women and Self Harm: Understanding, Coping and Healing from Self-Mutilation - Softcover

Smith, Gerrilyn; Cox, Dee; Saradjian, Jacqui

 
9780415924115: Women and Self Harm: Understanding, Coping and Healing from Self-Mutilation

Synopsis

Hundreds of thousands of women self-mutilate, yet very little is known about the reasons for this widespread phenomenon or the experience of self-harming itself. Now, this powerful and accessible book gathers together the personal testimonies of a broad range of women who self-mutilate, explores the causes and effects of self-harming behavior and offers strategies for understanding, overcoming and healing from self-mutilation.

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About the Author

Gerrilyn Smith is a consultant and clinician in the field of child protection. Dee Cox is a former self-mutilator. Jacqui Saradjian is a clinical psychologist who regularly works with women who self-mutilate.

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9780415924108: Women and Self Harm: Understanding, Coping and Healing from Self-Mutilation

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ISBN 10:  0415924103 ISBN 13:  9780415924108
Publisher: Routledge, 1999
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