Life After Self-Harm

In many countries there has been an alarming increase in rates of suicide and self-harm yet the stigma attached to these difficulties often leads to sub-optimal care. Life After Self-Harm: A Guide to the Future is written for individuals who have deliberately harmed themselves. Developed through a major research project the contents of the manual have been informed and shaped by many users and expert professionals. Illustrated with multiple case-histories it teaches users important skills: for understanding and evaluating self-harm for keeping safe in crisis for dealing with seemingly insolvable problems for developing coping strategies for re-connecting with life. Health workers who regularly come into contact with individuals who have self-harmed will find the wealth of practical advice in this book extremely valuable for recommendation to patients either as a self-help book or in the context of brief therapy.

Paperback: 120 pages

Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (May 9 2004)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1583918426

ISBN-13: 978-1583918425

Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.3 x 9.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces