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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162839203321

Autore

Mialki Stephanie

Titolo

Self-harm / / by Stephanie Mialki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Lucent Press, , 2017

�2017

ISBN

1-5345-6018-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (112 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

Hot topics (San Diego, Calif.)

Disciplina

616.858200835

Soggetti

Self-mutilation in adolescence

Self-injurious behavior

Cutting (Self-mutilation)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Portions of this book originally appeared in Self-injury by Toney Allman."--Title page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ch. 1. Intentional personal harm -- ch. 2. Reasons for self-injury -- ch. 3. Inherent risks of self-injury -- ch. 4. The recovery process -- ch. 5. Prevention strategies.

Sommario/riassunto

Examines the issues surrounding self-injury, a way that some people cope with serious psychological distress and overwhelming emotional pain. Self-injury includes cutting, burning, hitting, scraping, or any sort of deliberate wounding of the skin and tissue.