Description
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), the purposeful damaging of one's own body tissue without suicidal intent, is a common and serious mental health concern. Engagement in self-injury is associated with numerous mental health difficulties such as major depression. Of particular concern is recent evidence indicating that self-injury is a significant risk factor for suicide. Taken together, understanding self-injury and appropriately responding to people who self-injure is critical.Developing a compassionate understanding of self-injury requires not only knowledge of current research but also essential insights from individuals with lived experience. Understanding Self-injury: A Person-Centered Approach offers a significant departure from traditional texts in the field by adopting a person-centered, strengths-based approach to understanding and addressing self-injury. In addition to giving a general introduction to self-injury, this book offers practical tips for families and caregivers, schools, clinicians, and advocates who support individuals who self-injure. Importantly, priority is given to topics that individuals with lived experience of self-injury find central to their experiences, such as stigma, social media, resilience, recovery, and advocacy.This book is a must-read for anyone who interacts with or plays a supportive role in the lives of people who self-injure, including mental health professionals and students, school professionals, families, researchers, and, importantly, individuals with lived experience of self-injury.
Table of Contents
PrefaceChapter 1: Self-Injury: An OverviewChapter 2: Self-Injury and Suicidal Thoughts and BehaviorsChapter 3: A Person-Centered, Strengths-Based Framing of Self-InjuryChapter 4: Self-Injury and StigmaChapter 5: Use of Appropriate Language to Discuss Self-InjuryChapter 6: Rethinking and Addressing ContagionChapter 7: Self-Injury, the Internet, and Social MediaChapter 8: Addressing Self-Injury in Schools: A Student-Centered, Strengths-Based ApproachChapter 9: Families and Self-InjuryChapter 10: Clinical Approaches for Self-Injury: Assessment and InterventionChapter 11: Self-Injury Recovery: A Person-Centered FrameworkChapter 12: Building Resilience Through RecoveryChapter 13: Supporting People With Lived ExperienceChapter 14: Advocating for a Person-Centered, Strengths-Based ApproachPostfaceReferences
