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Taylor & Francis Ltd - Managing Self - Harm Psychological Perspectives - Paperback
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Description: Self - harm often arises at moments of despair or emotional intensity and its reasons are not necessarily available to the conscious mind. Managing Self - Harm explores the meaning and impact of self - harm and the sense in which it is a language of the body. It is designed to help clinicians people who self - harm and their families and carers to understand its causes meaning and treatment. Each chapter integrates theory with clinical illustration enabling the direct experiences of those who self - harm to be heard and reflecting the populations that are most likely to self - harm. The contributors are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds including clinical psychology psychotherapy group analysis and psychiatric nursing. Areas of discussion include: self - harm and young people in foster care and residential settings self - harm in women's secure services self - harm in people diagnosed with personality disorder This book does not offer a prescription for self - harm cessation but rather describes therapeutic approaches to working with self - harm and outlines the complex subtle and meaningful interactions between those who engage in self - harm and those who seek to understand it. With a specialist interest in women's self - harm Managing Self - Harm will be essential reading for all mental health professionals including clinical psychologists psychotherapists psychiatrists psychiatric nurses and social workers.
Title: Managing Self - Harm Psychological Perspectives
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781583917053
Pages: 248 Pages, 1 Tables, Black And White; 1 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 7/3/2009
Category: Psychotherapy
Description: Self - harm often arises at moments of despair or emotional intensity and its reasons are not necessarily available to the conscious mind. Managing Self - Harm explores the meaning and impact of self - harm and the sense in which it is a language of the body. It is designed to help clinicians people who self - harm and their families and carers to understand its causes meaning and treatment. Each chapter integrates theory with clinical illustration enabling the direct experiences of those who self - harm to be heard and reflecting the populations that are most likely to self - harm. The contributors are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds including clinical psychology psychotherapy group analysis and psychiatric nursing. Areas of discussion include: self - harm and young people in foster care and residential settings self - harm in women's secure services self - harm in people diagnosed with personality disorder This book does not offer a prescription for self - harm cessation but rather describes therapeutic approaches to working with self - harm and outlines the complex subtle and meaningful interactions between those who engage in self - harm and those who seek to understand it. With a specialist interest in women's self - harm Managing Self - Harm will be essential reading for all mental health professionals including clinical psychologists psychotherapists psychiatrists psychiatric nurses and social workers.
Title: Managing Self - Harm Psychological Perspectives
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781583917053
Pages: 248 Pages, 1 Tables, Black And White; 1 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 7/3/2009
Category: Psychotherapy
