Women and self-harm understanding, coping, and healing from self-mutilation

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...

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Main Author: Smith, Gerrilyn (-)
Other Authors: Cox, Dee, Saradjian, Jacqui
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Routledge 1999.
Edition:1st ed
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Summary: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.
Item Description:"Originally published in Great Britain by The Women's Press, 1998"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description:1 online resource (175 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-150) and index.
ISBN:9780704344402
9781135961114
9781135961121
9786610543779
9781280543777
9780203903704