| Self-Harm/Injury Contributor(s): Wallace, Bruce (Author) |
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ISBN: 1849917655 ISBN-13: 9781849917650 Publisher: Chipmunka Publishing OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Mental Health |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5" W x 8" (0.49 lbs) 202 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Self-harm/injury is something that impinges on the lives of a significant number of people. It has become an issue that now attracts a range of attitudes and assumptions, not all of which are positive. Despite the vast amount of information that is now available through a range of different sources there is still a limited understanding of what self-harm/injury represents and how people who self-harm/injure should be most effectively supported. Differences that exist in the acknowledgement of what self-harm/injury is, why people engage in it and how they should be supported include: A frequent link in 'professional' literature with other concepts such as mental illness, suicide Self-injury as different to self-harm or self-harm considered as an 'umbrella' term for a range of different activities including self-injury Why people self-harm/injure Interventions that support individuals including who might be best placed to offer these" |