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When levenkron published this book, it was one of the breakthrough pieces of literature on this type of behavior. Nearly a decade ago, cutting boldly addressed a traumatic psychological disorder affecting as many as two million americans. Self harm, or self mutilation, is the act of deliberately inflicting pain and damage to ones own body. Written for sufferers, parents, friends, and therapists, cutting explains why the disorder manifests in self harming behaviors and describes how. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cutting. Nonsuicidal self injury, often simply called self injury, is the act of deliberately harming your own body, such as cutting or burning yourself. Selfmutilation definition of selfmutilation by the free. He began his work with them when other therapists would refer them elsewhere because so little was known about the disorder. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. More than that, it revealed selfmutilation as a comprehendible, treatable disorder, no longer to be evaded by the public and neglected by professionals. Written for the selfmutilator, parents, friends, and therapists, levenkron explains why the disorder manifests in selfharming behaviors and, most of all, describes how the self. Understanding and overcoming selfmutilation ebook by.
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