Managing self harm psychological perspectives

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 w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Motz, Anna, 1964- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hove, East Sussex ; New York : Routledge 2009.
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798206906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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