ABSTRACT

This edited volume features evidence-based reviews and practical approaches for the professional in the hospital, clinic, community and school, with case examples throughout. Divided into five major sections, the book offers background historical and cultural information, discussion of self-injury etiology, assessment and intervention/prevention issues, and relevant resources for those working with youths who self-injure.

part I|35 pages

Background Information: Who Self-Injures and Why?

chapter 2|19 pages

Self-Injury Today

Review of Population and Clinical Studies in Adolescents

part III|60 pages

Effective Practice for Self-Injury in Youth

part Section IIIA|58 pages

Assessment of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

part Section IIIB|148 pages

Intervention and Prevention Issues

chapter 10|21 pages

Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in the Schools

Prevention and Intervention