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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450699403321

Autore

Gardner Fiona <1950-, >

Titolo

Self-harm : a psychotherapeutic approach / / Fiona Gardner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2001

ISBN

1-904697-62-3

0-203-19399-7

1-280-17858-2

0-203-24604-7

1-134-57040-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 p.)

Disciplina

616.85/84

Soggetti

Self-injurious behavior

Self-mutilation

Psychotherapy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Meanings; conscious reasoning and unconscious motivation; Turning the anger inwards; masochism and mastery; Predisposing factors in adolescence linked to self-harm; Reversing the process; from action to articulation; The psychodynamics of the psychotherapeutic process with patients who are harming themselves; Speculations on historical, cultural and social aspects; Concluding thoughts; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Self-harm is worryingly common in young women, and is often used as a way of easing emotional suffering. Self-Harm: A Psychotherapeutic Approach explores the issues involved from the perspective of a psychoanalytical psychotherapist. Fiona Gardner examines these issues through extensive clinical material and an analysis of the social and cultural influences behind self-harm. This book will be of interest to all those working with those who are harming themselves, including psychotherapists, school counsellors, social workers and mental health clinicians.