Understanding Repeated Self-Injury: A Multidisciplinary Approach

by Digby Tantam, Nick Huband

Self-wounding is surprisingly common with one in every 600 people wounding themselves sufficiently to receive hospital treatment. This concise and informed introduction is written primarily as a resource for health care professionals and explores both why people hurt themselves and the impact of their behaviour on others. Covering both the psychological and physical aspects of repeated self-wounding, the book presents the latest research evidence and uses engaging case examples. Therapeutic options are discussed. The book also addresses some of the difficulties professionals, family and friends experience when seeking to provide treatment and care.

248 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2009

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 1 out of 5]

I never got the concept of self-harm and when I realised that I have surprisingly many friends who still do that, I decided that a little research was in order.
I don't know what expected from this book - a little insight into the thought process of people who self-harm, psychological analysis or I don't know, something. But truthfully, I am disappointed.

This was dry, boring and practically useless book.
Ironically,Understanding Repeated Self-Injury: A Multidisciplinary Approach doesn't provide any understanding when it comes to self-injuries. At all.
It's full with statisctics and really? If i wanted to read staticstics I would have opened a newspaper. It treats it like a fascinating phenomenon and at times it's scary creaapy how close it comes to "Manual for self-harm"