Women and Self-Harm Understanding, Coping, and Healing from Self-Mutilation |
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Author:
| Smith, Gerrilyn Cox, Dee Saradjian, Jacqui |
ISBN: | 978-1-280-54377-7 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1999 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $115.14 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.